hiː lˈɛft ðə kˈʌmpəni æɾ ˈeɪdʒ θˈɜːɾi tə fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ skɹˈɪpts fɔːɹ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən dɹˈɑːməz, pˈɛnɪŋ sˈʌtʃ səksˈɛsfəl sˈɪɹiz æz kˈɪʃaɪb nˈoʊ ˌæɹuːbˈɑːmuː ænd fjˈuːzoːɹˌɔɪ nˈoʊ ɹˌɪŋɡətˈætʃi.
He left the company at age 30 to focus on writing scripts for television dramas, penning such successful series as Kishibe no arubamu and Fuzoroi no ringotachi.