He formed a good relationship with Kikugoro ONOE (the fifth) and when Kikugoro moved to the Meiji-za Kabuki Theater in 1886, he became involved in the management of the theater and also participated in production of plays including 'Shisenryo Koban no Umenoha.'
尾上菊五郎(5代目)と親交が深く、1886年菊五郎が明治座に移った際、経営に関わり、「四千両小判梅葉」などの作品の制作にも関係する。