Also, roles which he played with a seasoned style of performance were masterpieces, such as the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa in "Kenreimonin" and Funaosa (shipmaster) in "Sumida-gawa" (the Sumida-gawa River) which he performed with Utaemon NAKAMURA, the sixth, and Shozo NAMIKI in "Yadonashi Danshichi" (Homeless Danshichi) which he performed with his first son Senjaku the second in his later years.
中村歌右衛門(6代目)と共演した『建礼門院』の後白河法皇、『隅田川』の舟長や、晩年長男・二代目扇雀と共演した『宿無団七』の並木正三など枯れた芸風で演じた役も傑作。