Ojo Kichisa was created by the hard work of Mokuami, in order to sell Hanshiro IWAI VIII (then Kumesaburo IWAI III) who could not become popular due to his serious performance style.
お嬢吉三は、真面目な芸風で伸び悩んでいた岩井半四郎(8代目)（当時は三代目岩井粂三郎）を売り出すため、黙阿弥が苦心して創造した。