From 1950's through 1960's, Noh actors of new generation, whose main contributors were Hisao Kanze who was a son of Gasetsu, Hideo KANZE and Shizuo KANZE, made great achievements in the areas such as performance, theory of techniques and playing opposite to players in different fields.
1950年代から60年代にかけては雅雪の子観世寿夫、観世栄夫、観世静夫を中心とする新世代の能楽師が、演能、技法論、異分野との競演などでめざましい活躍を見せた。