The arrest in 'Akamon mae scene' is counted as one of the masterpieces of veiled enmity along with 'Onbobori scene' of "Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan" (Tokaido Yotsuya Ghost Stories) and 'Yatsuyamashita scene' of "Kamino Megumi Wago no Torikumi" (Megumi no kenka (the fight of Megumi)).
「赤門前の場」の捕物は『東海道四谷怪談』の「隠亡堀の場」や『神明恵和合取組』（め組の喧嘩）の「八ツ山下の場」とならぶ、暗闘の傑作のひとつに数えられている。