He performed, often alongside these two compatriots, in productions in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, a rare feat for a Kabuki actor. This was in large part due to the differences between the Tokyo (Edo) and Kyoto-Osaka (Kamigata) styles of acting; few actors were particularly successful at performing in both regions. Two of his more common roles in this period, which he played in multiple cities, were those of Nikko Danjō in "Meiboku Sendai Hagi" and Benkei. Though a specialist in male roles, and in particular the "aragoto" warrior roles like Benkei, Kōshirō on occasion played women, such as Lady Yoshio in "Meiboku Sendai Hagi".