In preparation for the scene where Izaemon, a protagonist of "Yugiri," took off his shoes on stage, Tojuro asked his backstage staff to arrange a smaller pair of shoes, saying, "If Izaemon had awkwardly big feet, the audience will be disappointed."
「夕霧」の伊左衛門が舞台で履物を脱ぐとき、「もし、伊左衛門の足が不恰好に大きかったら客が失望する。」と言って裏方に小さめのサイズの履物を用意させた。