Uzaemon ICHIMURA the 15th acted the villain of 'cheap hoodlum who couldn't make a living in Edo and came home in Yamato' very cooly, while Enjaku JITSUKAWA the second acted Gonta as a 'delinquent in the country' very naturally; they were regarded as two of the greatest performances of Gonta.
十五代目市村羽左衛門の悪党ぶりは「江戸で食い詰めて大和の故郷に帰ってきたチンピラ」を格好よく演じ、対する二代目実川延若のこくのある権太は「田舎の不良」をそのままに演じ切り、権太の双璧とされた。