"Sanmon" is considered to have been very popular since soon after the opening, because it was adopted without big changes for many other kabuki where the leading character was Goemon ISHIKAWA or a big bandit written after Goemon; popular titles among such kabuki are "Nanzen-ji Sanmon-no-ba" (Scene at Sanmon Gate of Nanzen-ji Temple) of "Sanmon Hitome-senbon", the last scene of "Aoto-zoshi Hana-no-nishiki-e", "Gokuraku-ji Sanmon-no-ba" (Scene at Sanmon Gate of Gokuraku-ji Temple) and "Namekawa Dobashi-no-ba" (Scene at the bridge covered with soil across Namekawa River) of the same kabuki.
この『山門』は、『楼門詠千本』の「南禅寺山門の場」や、『青砥稿花紅彩画』大詰の「極楽寺山門の場」・「滑川土橋の場」など、『楼門五三桐』以後に書かれた石川五右衛門や五右衛門をモデルとした大盗賊を主役とする数々の演目にほぼそのままのかたちで取り入れられており、誰もが一度は見たがった人気の一幕であったことが窺える。