Many scripts called maruhonmono (Kabuki dramas of joruri (puppet-play) origin), which are ningyo joruri (traditional Japanese puppet theater) arranged for Kabuki, and other scripts such as Goemon ISHIKAWA that deal with family feuds in which villains seek to take over the entire country, play important roles.
丸本物とよばれる人形浄瑠璃の歌舞伎化したものや、石川五右衛門など天下を狙う悪人が大活躍するお家騒動物などの脚本が多い。