In 1952, he performed revival "Sonezaki shinju" (Lovers' suicide in Sonezaki) by Monzaemon CHIKAMATSU with the script by Nobuo UNO and it became his star role throughout his life.
1952（昭和27）年には宇野信夫の脚本により近松門左衛門の『曾根崎心中』を復活上演、以後生涯の当たり役となった。