Although it is set during the times of the Onin War, the current play looks like it is set durng the Edo period, with some influence of Katsureki (a Kabuki style that emphasizes on historical facts) during the Meiji period.
時代を応仁に取りつつも、現行の舞台は明治の活歴の影響をうかがわせる江戸時代劇風。