In his old age, he had an eye illness and almost lost his sight, so his last performance was "Kagekiyo" in 1990, but he appeared on stage for Shimai (Noh dance in plain clothes) until his latest year.
老境に入って目を病み半ば失明状態となったため、1990年の『景清』を最後に能を舞うことはなかったが、最晩年まで仕舞によって舞台に立ちつづけた。