Thus revealing that his sword is in fact Tomokirimaru and he is Iga Heinaizaemon, an enemy of the family, and their father's killer.

The Ichikawa family secured its control over the play in 1832 using the title Sukeroku Yukari Edo Zakura.

As the play is extremely popular, other families have developed their own versions, such as Sukeroku Kuruwa no Momoyogusa performed by the Onoe Kikugorô line of actors.

In Junichiro Tanizaki's novel, "Diary of a Mad Old-Man", Sukeroku is referred to five times at the beginning of Chapter I. Soga Gorō/Sukeroku is one of the playable fighters in the 2001 Xbox's exclusive fighting game Kabuki Warriors, alongside other famous Kabuki characters (such as Sato Tadanobu from Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura, Kumedera Danjo from Kenuki, Taira no Kagekiyo from Kagekiyo, among others).

!, one of the most recurring characters in both the manga and the anime, the legendary Kabuki actor Shirakawa Kaou XV (one of Kabuki's greatest tachiyaku, known for being a renowned aragotoshi (i.e. his main specialty is the aragoto style) and the father of Sarasa Watanabe, protagonist of Kageki Shojo!!)