I believe the causes of decline of Kamigata Kabuki were theater audiences that thought it was enough if the play was interesting and not expensive and the fact that all of Kabuki playwrights, actors and theaters lost moderation with respect to Kabuki as a drama."("Kamigata Kabuki no Fukei (literally, landscape of Kamigata Kabuki) by Yoshikazu GONDO, 2005, Izumi Shoin)
「安くて面白ければよいとする観客、そして狂言作者、役者、劇場のいずれもが、歌舞伎というドラマに対して節度を喪失したこと、上方歌舞伎衰退の原因ではなかったかと思うのである。」（権藤芳一「上方歌舞伎の風景」2005年　和泉書院）