Hakuo MATSUMOTO had masculine style of acting that perfectly combined the bold presence of his father, Koshiro MATSUMOTO VII, and the maruhonmono (kabuki dramas adapted from the Japanese puppet theater) training of his father-in-law, Kichiemon NAKAMURA I.
男らしい風格のある芸風で、父・七代目幸四郎の豪快さと岳父・初代吉右衛門の丸本物の素養とが見事に融合したものであった。