Therefore, it is performed in an overwhelming frequency compared to other plays, and it is considered a shame, among the people of the kabuki world, to ask for their predecessors' advice on any of the character roles in "Chushingura."
それだけに上演回数も圧倒的に多く、梨園ではこの『忠臣蔵』に限っては、どの役柄でも先人に教えを乞うことは恥といわれるほどである。