Although their performances are not so different from those of the Manzo NOMURA family, in Hon Kyogen (played independently, this normally is the one generally called Kyogen), realism which is often seen in plays dealing with the lives of ordinary people is highlighted while in Ai Kyogen (comic interlude in Noh) they emphasize the grace of the music and plays for official ceremonies.
芸風は野村万蔵家と大きく変らないが、本狂言においては世話物的写実性が目立つ一方で、間狂言では式楽的な上品さが強調されるようである。