In the latter half of the 18th century, Gohei NAMIKI as a Kabuki playwright and Hinasuke ARASHI I, Kikugoro ONOE I (shodai) and Sojuro SAWAMURA I (shodai) as actors went up to Edo and had a major influence on Edo Kabuki.
18世紀後半には狂言作者並木五瓶、役者では初代嵐雛助のほか、初代尾上菊五郎(初代)や初代澤村宗十郎(初代)らが江戸に下り江戸歌舞伎に大きな影響を与えている。