It deserves special mention that he was appreciated as 'Mataichiro is second to none in kabuki dancing,' and was reputed to be one of the two leading authorities of Kabuki Buyo (Kabuki Dance) in the Showa era, as well as Mitsugoro BANDO (the seventh) in Tokyo.
特筆すべきは「踊りは又一郎」との評価を受け、東京の坂東三津五郎(7代目)とともに昭和期の歌舞伎舞踊の双璧と謳われたことである。