Thanks to efforts of leading actors such as Utaemon NAKAMURA VI, Shoroku ONOE II and Sadanji ICHIKAWA III, however, kabuki in Tokyo was able to hold its ground.
六代目中村歌右衛門、二代目尾上松緑、三代目市川左團次ら幹部俳優の活躍で踏みとどまった。