In August of the following year, he played the role of Musashibo Benkei in "Kanjincho" at Tokyo-gekijo Theatre as well as the role Kanemitsu HIGUCHI in the Sakaro scene of "Hirakana Seisuiki," and inherited the name Koshiro MATSUMOTO VIII.
翌年（昭和24年）8月東京劇場『勧進帳』の武蔵坊弁慶と『ひらかな盛衰記・逆櫓』の樋口兼光で、八代目松本幸四郎を襲名。