For that reason, in the Meiji era, some connoisseurs to believe that Goemon by Shikan NAKAMURA (the fourth) was better than Goemon by Danjuro ICHIKAWA (the ninth) who was highly respected and called 'Geki-sei' (saint of play).
その意味で、明治期に「劇聖」と呼ばれた市川團十郎(9代目)の五右衛門よりも、同時期の中村芝翫(4代目)の五右衛門の方が見ごたえがあると評した歌舞伎通も多かった。