The first performance was a great hit and left unique record at that time by having the first performances of both Ningyo joruri and kabuki both at Kamigata and Edo within a year.
初演は大当たりで、一年以内に上方と江戸の双方で人形浄瑠璃と歌舞伎の両方が初演されるという、当時としては驚異的な記録となった。