Although the large-scale set that perfectly reproduced the matsu no roka (the large corridor with pictures of pine trees on the wall in Edo-jo Castle) received attention and the film won a Special Award of the Minister of Education, Mizoguchi was upset by the huge commercial failure of the film.
松の廊下を完全に再現したという大掛かりなセットが注目を集めて文部大臣特別賞を受けたものの、興行的には大失敗するという苦渋を嘗める。