Foremost classical stories include the following: among those without point are long continuous stories such as "Botan Doro (A Tale of the Peony Lamp" (this is usually regarded as Kaidan-banashi), "The Story of Tasuke SHIOBARA", "The Spine-Chiller in Kasanegafuchi", "The Story of Soza ANNAKA", "Futatsu Chocho (literally, two butterflies): Chobe and Chokichi", "Chikiri Iseya", "Bunji NARIHARA", "The Vendetta under a Nursing Hackberry Tree", "Otomi Yosaburo"; short stories such as "Bunshichi's Motoyui Shop", "Mitsui's Daikoku"; stories with points include "Dream of a Leather Wallet", "Parting with Son" (and "Children Hold a Marriage Together" is the latter part), "A Dyer and Courtesan Takao", "The Pumpkin Vendor", "Onaoshi (Extension Surcharge", "Rat Hole", "Kyuzo's Lottery", "Kaji Musuko (My Son is a Firefighter)", "Kakunoshin YANAGIDA", "Kajikazawa Precipice", "Dying Incense".
代表的な演目には、サゲのないものでは、続き物の長編が『牡丹灯籠』（一般には怪談噺に位置付けられる）、『塩原多助一代記』、『真景累ヶ淵』、『安中草三』、『双蝶々』、『ちきり伊勢屋』、『業平文治』、『怪談乳房榎』、『お富与三郎』、一席物は『文七元結』、『三井の大黒』、サゲのあるものでは『芝浜』、『子別れ』（『子は鎹』はその後編）、『紺屋高尾』、『唐茄子屋政談』（上方の『南京屋政談』）、『お直し』、『鼠穴』、『富久』、『火事息子』、『柳田格之進』、『鰍沢』、『立ち切れ線香』などがある。