Like in "Kakitsubata" (The Iris, Noh play) or "Sakuragawa," this is often performed by women shite, but some are performed by men shite such as in "Yoroboshi" (The Beggar and His Savior) and this is performed after kuse in "Hana-gatami" (Flower Basket).
『杜若』『桜川』のように女のシテが多いが、『弱法師』のように男のシテが舞うものもあり、『花筐』ではクセの後に奏される。