In October, 1931, he co-starred with Ganjiro at the Kabuki-za Theater, playing the role of Goemon in "Sanmon" (the scene of 'Nanzenji Sanmon' of "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri"), which became famous as the top actor of the East Narikoma-ya (Utaemon from Tokyo) and the top actor of the West Narikoma-ya (Ganjiro from Osaka) had made the sparks fly on the stage.
1931年（昭和6年）10月の歌舞伎座で鴈治郎と共演した『山門』の五右衛門が、東西成駒屋の火花を散らす共演として有名。