Especially, Hisao was so excellent a performer as to be called a second coming of Zeami; there were many Noh actors affected by him, including Tetsunojo KANZE (the eighth) (Shizuo KANZE) and Kuroemon KATAYAMA (the ninth).
特に寿夫は世阿弥の再来とまで評された名手で、観世銕之亟(8世)（観世静夫）や片山九郎右衛門(9世)など、その影響を受けた能楽師は多い。