The scene, where the threshold and kamoi were loosened by the reverse power of thick marutake, all the shutters were unfastened and the gishi (loyal retainer) entered into the residence in bursts, is famous.
太い丸竹の戻りの力で敷居鴨居がゆるみ、雨戸が一斉に外れ、義士たちがどっと屋敷内に踏み込むという場面は有名である。