Nobunaga liked Kowaka-mai (story-telling accompanied by a simple dance) such as "Atsumori" which in known for the line 'life lasts only 50 years,' while Nobutada had an obsession for Kyogen (farce played during a Noh cycle).
また「人間50年」で有名な『敦盛』など、幸若舞を好んだ信長に対して、信忠は能狂言を異常なほどに好んだ。