 Danjūrō was one of the most popular actors in Edo in this period, alongside Nakamura Shichisaburō I and Nakamura Denkurō I.The first "aragoto" performance in Kyoto was that of "Genji Musha Homare no Seiriki" in 1694; the following year, Danjūrō would be featured in the Edo "hyōbanki", a popular publication ranking actors and performances, as "jō-jō-kichi" (上々吉, higher-higher-excellent) and his annual salary would reach 500 "ryō".Over the course of his career, Danjūrō performed in, and wrote, a great number of plays.