Kanshojo was a great role that required grace and dignity, and historically famous actors such as Danjuro ICHIKAWA (ninth generation), Nizaemon KATAOKA (11th generation), Utaemon NAKAMURA (fifth generation), Ganjiro NAKAMURA (first generation), and Koshiro MATSUMOTO (seventh generation) played the role.
菅丞相は気品と貫禄が要求される大役で、市川團十郎(9代目)、片岡仁左衛門(11代目)、中村歌右衛門(5代目)、中村鴈治郎(初代)、松本幸四郎(7代目)など歴代の名優が演じた。