Editing Tsuchigumo (section)

===Noh, Kabuki, and Later Influence===
The legend was adapted into the 15th-century Noh play ''[[Tsuchigumo (Noh)|Tsuchigumo]]''. In this version, the spider spirit explicitly identifies itself, stating "I am the spirit of the Tsuchigumo who has passed many years on Mount Katsuragi" (葛城山に年を経し土蜘蛛の精魂なり).<ref name="kyoka" /> The Noh play, often categorized as a fifth-category (demon) play, solidified the image of the Tsuchigumo as a vengeful supernatural entity linked to Yorimitsu. Variations exist where Yorimitsu is incapacitated by illness, and one of his retainers hunts down the spider in his stead.

The story of Yorimitsu and the Tsuchigumo became a popular subject in [[Jōruri (music)|Jōruri]] and [[Kabuki]] theatre, particularly in plays set in the "Zen-Taiheiki" world, which focused on the exploits of Yorimitsu and his Shitennō. The motif of a spider using magic influenced other tales featuring spider yōkai, such as the ''yamagumo'' in ''Zentō Yasukata Chūgiden'' (善知安方忠義伝) and Kojorōgumo (小女郎蜘蛛) in ''Shiraito Monogatari'' (白縫譚).