He is also skilled at Tachiyaku (a leading male role) and his most successful characters are MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune in "Kanjincho" (List of Contributors) and TAIRA no Atsumori in "Ichinotani Futabagunki, Atsumori" (Atsumori, Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani).
また立役もよくし『勧進帳』の源義経・『一谷嫩軍記・敦盛』の平敦盛などが当り役。