Later, after major repairs, an o-zeri was built and "Sanmon" was performed for the first time in the theatre as the kaomise (opening of the season) of 1991, at that time, Nizaemon KATAOKA (the thirteenth) played Goemon and Baiko ONOE (the seventh) played Hisayoshi.
大規模な改修工事の末大迫りが装備され、山門が舞台上にその姿を初めて現したのは平成3(1991)年の顔見世、十三代目片岡仁左衛門の五右衛門、七代目尾上梅幸の久吉で演じられた時だった。