Various arts of Sangaku that used puppets became kugutsu (puppet play) and over time, it were replaced by ningyo joruri (traditional Japanese puppet theater – bunraku).
散楽のうち人形を使った諸芸は傀儡（くぐつ）となり、やがて人形浄瑠璃（文楽）へと引き継がれていった。