Zenchiku was the leader of the Konparu School of Noh, an offspring of the Enmani School, which was a prestigious school believed to be the oldest school of Japanese Noh art.
禅竹は大和猿楽最古参とされる由緒ある流派、円満井座のながれをうけつぐ金春一座をひきいて活躍した。