Career
She made her professional debut in 1958 with Crimson Rose (くれないのバラ, Kurenai no Bara). Her series Akogare was adapted into a television drama series, titled Hanayomeishō wa Dare ga Kiru (花嫁衣裳は誰が着る) in 1986. Another series, Attention Please, was adapted from a 1970 television drama series produced for Japan Airlines.
A newer version of the television drama was produced in 2006.
Shortly after this, a producing deal fell through. This was a controversial deal that contained her painting a live walrus.