Being worried about the state of Kamigata (Kansai region) kabuki, Nizaemon made up his mind to protect the presence of the tradition and daringly held self-promoted performances five times in and after 1962; he called them 'Nizaemon Kabuki' and funded them himself.
このような上方歌舞伎の現状を憂い、伝統の灯火を守ることを決意した仁左衛門は、私財を投じ「仁左衛門歌舞伎」と称して1962年以降五回にわたって自主公演を決行。