Uwanari, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays

The list of the Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays includes: 1. Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy) 2. Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees) 3. Kanadehon Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) 4. Narukami Fudo Kitayama Zakura (The Thunder God and the North Mountain Cherry) 5. Shibaraku (Wait a Moment!) 6. Meiboku Sendai Hagi (The Disputed Succession) 7. Kenuki (The Hairpin) 8. Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees) 9. Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura (Sukeroku and the Cherry Blossoms of Edo) 10. Benten Musume Meo no Shiranami (The Maiden at the Shrine of Benzaiten) 11. Onna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku (The Woman-Killer and the Hell of Oil) 12. Shinju Ten no Amijima (Double Suicide at Amijima) 13. Kokusenya Kassen (The Battles of Coxinga) 14. Katakiuchi Noriai Banashi (The Vendetta of Narihira) 15. Renjishi (The Two Lions) 16. Sannin Kichisa Kuruwa no Tatehiki (The Three Thieves: The Mansion Robbery) 17. Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (Summer Festival: A Mirror of Osaka) 18. Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To (Love Concealed by Snow at the Barrier Gate) These plays are known for their dramatic storytelling, colorful characters, and elaborate costumes and makeup, and they continue to be performed in kabuki theaters in Japan and around the world.