He had many successful roles, but he especially had intense feelings towards 'Kyo Kanokomusume Dojoji" (The Maiden at Dojoji Temple) as his family's specialty that Tomijuro I performed for the first time, and he put it out on performance when he succeeded to the name of Tomijuro V.
当り役は数多いが、特に初代が初演した『京鹿子娘道成寺』にはお家芸としての思い入れがあるらしく、五代目襲名の興行にも出している。