− | Though some new plays were written in 2001 by Ôhiro Tatsuhiro, the traditional extant repertoire is considered to consist of only 44 plays. They are divided, like kabuki plays, into ''[[sewamono]]'' ("domestic plays") and ''[[jidaimono]]'' ("period plays"). The former tend to revolve around themes of love, filial piety and the like, while the latter very frequently are tales of revenge. | + | Though some new plays were written in 2001 by Ôshiro Tatsuhiro, the traditional extant repertoire is considered to consist of only 44 plays. They are divided, like kabuki plays, into ''[[sewamono]]'' ("domestic plays") and ''[[jidaimono]]'' ("period plays"). The former tend to revolve around themes of love, filial piety and the like, while the latter very frequently are tales of revenge. |