When Tojuro played Bunzo UMENAGA in "Keisei Hotoke-no-hara," he was criticized by his audience for his long dialogue in the scene, where Bunzo deliberately chatted with his lover Aishu to sound out her mind.
『傾城仏の原』で、梅永文蔵を演じた藤十郎が恋人逢州の心底をたしかめるべく、わざと世間話をする場面で、あまりの冗長さに客席から苦情が出た。