In September 1957, he collapsed on stage at the Kabuki-za Theater during a performance of "Kanzan Jittoku"; this would prove to be his last performance before his death four years later.
昭和32年(1957)9月、歌舞伎座『寒山拾得』の舞台で倒れ、これが最後の舞台となって4年後に死去。