In 1994, there was a dispute over succession to the name between the Manzo NOMURA family and Mansaku NOMURA's first son, Takeshi (current Mansai), which led to a separation of the group, with Mansaku NOMURA setting up 'Mansaku no kai (the kyogen performance group).'
1994年に野村万蔵家と野村万作の長男・武司（現萬斎）の襲名を巡って争い、袂を別ち「万作の会」を立ち上げる。