In addition to innate good looks, a strong desire to learn as seen in his effort to learn performances of various actors both in the east and west including Enjaku I and Danjuro ICHIKAWA IX (kudaime) and gorgeous performances full of efforts to please the audience, made Ganjiro the king of Kansai Kabuki.
生来の美貌に加え、初代延若、九代目市川團十郎(9代目)などの東西の役者の芸を学ぶなどの旺盛な研究心、そして華やかなサービス満点の演技などが鴈治郎をして関西歌舞伎の王者たらしめたのである。