 Nevertheless, among those who enjoy "keren", Ennosuke is quite well regarded.He performed "chūnori" for the first time in 1968, as the fox in "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", and for the five thousandth time in 2000, as Guan Yu.He has revived a number of old plays, including "Date no Jūyaku" (The Ten Roles of Date), in which he played ten roles in one performance, through the use of a number of methods of "hayagawari" (costume quick-change).