Even the Zenshinza, drama company associated with the Japanese Communist Party adheres to the practice of artists inheriting predecessor's acting names as do the avant garde troupes Shinpa-Geki (a New Faction Drama) and Shochiku Shin Kigeki (Shochiku New Comedy).
（日本共産党と関係を持つ劇団前進座でも襲名はある。現代劇であるはずの新派劇・松竹新喜劇なども）