The performance of this play was repeatedly banned because the Genroku Ako Incident was a scandal in samurai society, and showing of this play could imply, depending on how it was performed, criticism against the shogunate administration.
この元禄赤穂事件は、武家社会のスキャンダルであり、やり方によっては幕政批判に通じかねないことから、上演は繰り返し弾圧されてきた。