▁care ers ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁young ▁direct ors . ▁As ▁producer , ▁Mu ka i ▁had ▁an ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁care ers ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁group ▁of ▁direct ors ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁His ay as u ▁Sat ō ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry ▁through ▁Sh ishi ▁Produ ctions ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁direct ing ▁debut ▁there ▁with ▁ ▁( 1 9 8 5 ). ▁He ▁continued ▁working ▁with ▁Mu ka i ▁throughout ▁the ▁de cade . ▁Tak ah isa ▁Ze ze ▁also ▁gained ▁his ▁first ▁film ▁experience ▁at ▁Sh ishi , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁screen writer , ▁and ▁assistant ▁direct ing ▁for ▁Sat ō . ▁Through ▁Sh ishi ▁Produ ctions ▁Mu ka i ▁gave ▁Academy - A ward - win ning ▁director ▁Y ō j ir ō ▁Tak ita ▁his ▁first ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Mu ka i ▁re - formed ▁Mu ka i ▁Produ ctions . ▁As ▁a ▁production ▁company , ▁Mu ka i ' s ▁films ▁were ▁distributed ▁by ▁other ▁stud ios , ▁including ▁Nik k ats u , ▁which ▁used ▁these ▁films ▁to ▁supp lement ▁their ▁Roman ▁por no ▁series ▁triple - b ills . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁when ▁ra pe - th emed ▁films ▁were ▁popular , ▁Mu ka i ▁produced ▁some ▁of ▁Nik k ats u ' s ▁most ▁extreme ▁examples ▁of