 Though the film was a plotless series of scenes in the life of a prostitute, Mukai's technical skill impressed early "pink" audiences and critics, and he quickly became a major name in the genre.Comparing him to the major "pink" director of the 1960s, a critic for "Kinema Junpo" wrote, "Hiroshi Mukai is the only genre director who could rival Kōji Wakamatsu.