 During this period, not only did he become more interested in reading and movies, but he also actively watched Kabuki , the New Kingdom, and the new drama , and even learned Nagauta to deepen his understanding of Kabuki .In 1941 (Showa 16), the Pacific War broke out, but the following year he retired from Matsushima Shoten and joined the National Labor Training Institute.During the same year, he was assigned to Shibaura and Kayaba Works , where he learned the skills of a lathe mechanic.