Hozumi looked back on that time and commented that they showed contrasting characters, as Masaakira TOMII was uchibenkei (bossy at home, submissive outside), while Kenjiro UME was sotobenkei (arrogant outside, timid at home), although Hozumi thought that each of the two had a point.
それぞれ、一理あるとの理解を示しつつ、梅謙次郎の外弁慶と富井政章の内弁慶ぶりが対照的だったと回顧している。