After his grandfather's death he studied under Kikugoro ONOE VI and adopted the name of Fukusuke NAKAMURA (VII) for performances of "Modorikago (A Returning Palanquin)" and "Kudanme (9th act) of Kanadehon Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers)" in Kabuki-za Theater in October 1941.
祖父の死後は、尾上菊五郎(6代目)に師事、1941年（昭和16年）10月歌舞伎座で『戻駕』『仮名手本忠臣蔵・九段目』で七代目中村福助を襲名。