He made his first appearance on stage at Kabukiza theater in April of 1941, performing as Tsuruchiyo in "Meibokusendaihagi" (The Trouble in the Date Clan) and as Yasumatsu of "Takatoki" by the name, Yujiro SAWAMURA IV.
1941年（昭和16年）4月歌舞伎座で『伽羅先代萩』の鶴千代、『高時』泰松で四代目澤村由次郎を名乗り初舞台。