Koshiro MATSUMOTO (ninth generation) stated, 'I used to wonder why guests cried during plays such as 'Terakoya' where children were sacrificed when I performed as a child (after the World War II).
松本幸四郎(9代目)は「自分が子役で出た頃（第二次大戦後）は、「寺子屋」等子供が犠牲になる芝居では観客がよく泣いたのを不思議に思った。