He was rumored to be 'Colder than cold' ("Sarugaku Dangi" (Talks about Sarugaku)) and was a person who seemed to have a mysterious air around him and performed with the support of Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA around 1413.
「冷えに冷えたり」（『申楽談義』）と評されるように、幽玄な芸風の持ち主であったらしく、応永二十年代ごろ足利義持の後援を受けて活躍した。