In April 1889, he died at the age of fifty-five and his last performance was the role of Danjo NIKKI in the drama "Meibokusendaihagi" at the Naniwaza Theater.
明治22年(1889)4月大阪浪花座『伽羅先代萩』の仁木弾正を最後の舞台として55歳で死去した。