In Showa period, new Ninjo-banashi stories were created such as Tsutomu ARISAKI (Kingoro YANAGIYA)'s "Ramen Shop", Beicho KATSURA the third's "Little Flute", and Yumie HIRAIWA's "A Straw Hat and A Red Windmill".
昭和には有崎勉（柳家金語楼）作『ラーメン屋』、3代目桂米朝作『一文笛』、平岩弓枝作『笠と赤い風車』などの新作人情噺が創作された。