 She graduated from Osaka Jogakuin College, before joining the Asakusa samurai drama group in 1928.In 1931, she entered the newly formed "Tsukiji Shokekijo" (Tsukiji Little Theater) and distinguished herself as an actress of the Shingeki style, especially for her performances as the titular character in the production of "Lady of the camellias".In the mid-1930s, she helped her sisters run a coffee shop in the Asakusa district in Tokyo.