The legend of Chujo-Hime had been adopted by Noh (traditional masked dance-drama), Joruri (dramatic narrative chanted to a samisen accompaniment) and Kabuki (traditional drama performed by male actors) with variously embroidered from medieval times to recent times, and gradually modified into a story of 'stepchild abuse.'
中将姫の伝承は中世から近世にかけてさまざまに脚色されて、能、浄瑠璃、歌舞伎などにも取り上げられるようになり、しだいに「継子いじめ」の話に変質していく。