During the Taisho period, old Kabuki works were re-evaluated through, for example, the revival of hidden classics by the second "Sadanji ICHIKAWA," and the completion of wagoto, the performances in a love scene by the first "Ganjiro NAKAMURA" in Kamigata.
大正期には市川左團次(2代目)が埋もれていた古典の復活を行い、上方では中村鴈治郎(初代)が和事の芸を大成するなど従来の作品の見なおしも行われた。