His acting as O-Hatsu (a polite form of the girl's name Hatsu) in "Sonezaki-shinju (a lovers' suicide in Sonezaki," a work by Chikamatsu created a sensation throughout Japan; he has played O-Hatsu more than 1,000 times and is continually elevating that record.
また日本中にブームを巻き起こした『曾根崎心中』のお初役は初演以来1000回を越え、なお記録を更新中である。