ðˌoʊ ðɪ ɚɹˈaɪvəl ʌv mˈuːvɪz, ɹˈɛkɚdz, ænd ˈʌðɚ fˈɔːɹmz ʌv ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt ɪklˈɪpst kˈoʊdən ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðɪ ˈɑːɹt fˈɔːɹm kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd hˈɛvili tə vˈɛɹiəs fˈɔːɹmz ʌv dʒˌæpənˈiːz θˈiəɾɚ ænd tə ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ɪn dʒəpˈæn ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚn pˈɑːpjʊlɚ fˈɪkʃən nˈɑːvəl.
Though the arrival of movies, records, and other forms of entertainment eclipsed kōdan in the early 20th century, the art form contributed heavily to various forms of Japanese theater and to the development in Japan of the modern popular fiction novel.