there were sohei takahashi and kyou hoashi as senior fellow disciples . 兄弟子には高橋草坪、帆足杏雨がいた。
shinpachi nagakura who became a leader of shinsengumi was one of his fellow disciples . 同門には新選組幹部となる永倉新八がいた。
hoki ochiai and honen tsukioka who were representative e-shi (painter ) were fellow disciples studying under kuniyoshi utagawa . 代表的絵師である落合芳幾と月岡芳年は、歌川国芳門下の兄弟弟子であった。
also it is assumed that it was one of the reasons why he wasn ' t purged that nagakura from the shieikanha group was one of his fellow disciples of swordsmanship . 剣術の同門に試衛館派の永倉がいたことも、この時には粛清されなかった理由と推察される。
he was praised as one of ' the big four ' as well as his fellow disciples bunza katsura the first (bunshi katsura the second ), bunto katsura the second (bunto tsukitei ) and bundanzi katsura the first . 同門の初代桂文三（二代目桂文枝）、二代目桂文都（月亭文都）、初代桂文團治と共に、「四天王」と称えられた。
