As to the editor of Kaifuso, the most popular opinion has been that it was the great grandson of Emperor Kobun OMI no Mifune and while other people such as ISONOKAMI no Yakatsugu and FUJIWARA no Yoshio were also considered, it remains inconclusive.
編者は弘文天皇の曾孫にあたる淡海三船と考える説が有力である、また他に石上宅嗣、藤原刷雄、等が擬されているが確証はない。