(Yoshinori preferred colorful plays[35] that involved actors portraying demons; these types of plays were seldom found in Zeami's repertoire.)[36] Yoshinori, who enjoyed Monomane, preferred Onnami,[35] as his performances included demons.[36] Zeami had been close with his Onnami and they had performed together.[36] Zeami had been unsure whether any of his sons would be able to lead the troupe after his death, so he paid special attention to Onnami's development.[37] Motomasa, however, began to lead the troupe in 1429.[37] That year, though Motomasa and Onnami each performed for Yoshinori during a 10-day festival[38] Yoshinori forbade Zeami to appear at the Sentō Imperial Palace,[19] possibly due to his refusal to provide Onnami with his complete writings.[37] The next year, the music directorship of the Kiyotaki shrine was transferred from Motomasa to Onnami.[19] That year Zeami's son Motoyoshi retired from acting to serve as a Buddhist priest.[8] That same year Motomasa died; it has been speculated that he was murdered.[19] Though he had lost political favor, Zeami continued to write prolifically.[9]