 Masaru Sato, then a young composer, was so impressed with the music that he decided to study with Hayasaka.This film was also related to the atomic scar of the Japanese culture; although the American occupation forces forbade the Japanese media from “criticizing America’s role in the tragedy” of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, "Rashomon" depicts a historical era of Japan where her cities are in ruin and social chaos abounds.Hayasaka was continually productive in the years leading up to his death.