 Because of the public attention drawn through Takechi's relentless publicity work and communication with the media, punitive actions against actors who worked with Takechi were avoided.Besides his work as a theatrical theorist and director, Takechi occasionally appeared in acting roles on the stage and screen.In his series of essays, "Chronicles of My Life in the 20th Century", American author and translator of Japanese literature, Donald Keene mentions his own study of "kyōgen" at this time.