Today, the category of 'the role of enemies' disappeared and was absorbed by tachiyaku (a leading male-role actor), and tachiyaku act those roles based on the tradition that has been handed down since the Edo period.
現在では「敵役」という区分は消滅し、立役のうちに吸収されているが、江戸時代以来の伝統を重んじてこういった役は立役が演じる。