For example, when Umewaka-ryu was established as a ryugi of shite-kata (main roles) in Noh, waki-kata (supporting actors) and hayashi-kata (players for musical accompaniment), sympathizing with the five conventional styles of shite-kata, refused to costar or play with Umewaka-ryu, forcing the new ryugi to give up performing any Noh play, and thus Umewaka-ryu's attempt to establish a new branch school ended in failure.
たとえば能のシテ方に梅若流が設立されたときには、ワキ方や囃子方が旧来のシテ方五流に同調して共演を拒否し、実質上演能不能の状態に陥ったために、最終的に梅若流の分派行動は失敗におわった。