After being dismissed from the membership of Association for Japanese Noh Plays in 2002, it became impossible for him to play "Ai kyogen" (comic interlude in Noh), which is performed in the interval of Noh play, since he was not allowed to play on the stages affiliated to Association for Japanese Noh Plays.
2002年、社団法人能楽協会から退会命令を受けて以来、能楽協会関連の舞台に立てず、能の間に演じる「間狂言（あいきょうげん）」を演じることは不可能となった。