In 1951, he succeeded to the stage name Nizaemon KATAOKA after his late father, but with the dawn of the '60s Kansai kabuki started a significant decline and he couldn't act as he wanted.
1951年には亡父の後を襲って片岡仁左衛門を襲名するも、1960年代に入ってから関西歌舞伎の凋落いちじるしく、思わしい活動が行えなかった。