Kannami's father was adopted by the Yamada sarugaku company in Yamato, and his mother was also a member of the Yamato sarugaku company who had come from the Sotoyama no za company.
この観阿弥の父は、大和の山田猿楽の一座に養子にいき、観阿弥の母は同じく大和猿楽の一座、外山の座の出身であるという。