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Sewamono (世話物) is a genre of contemporary setting plays in Japanese traditional theatre. The term applies to both bunraku and kabuki. The genre is in contrast to period setting plays or jidaimono. Though the distinction between historical and contemporary is not exact and there are also plays that do not fit either category.Sewamono plays are naturalistic and set in contemporary normal environments rather the historical and samurai plays typical of the bombastic aragoto style.