Shochiku coup

[Marie_Suzuki@jpf.go.jp]

I just found in _Yomiuri Shimbun_ that Toru Okuyama (President) and
Kazuyoshi Okuyama (Senior Vice President) of Shochiku were ditched at
today's Torishimari-yaku Kai.

The article reports that the action was a kind of coup lead by the new
President, Nobuyoshi Otani, who is a grand-son of the founder Takejiro
Otani.  The Okuyamas are accused of their arbitrary administration
(especially personnel) and supporting many unprofitable and hopeless
projects.

Will this mean a come back of Otani family on the main stage?  Less
important but will this also mean fewer Michiko Hada (Okuyama Jr.'s girl
friend) films?

I wonder how Shochiku's strategy for film production/distribution will
change.

Marie Suzuki