Although the historical resources mentioned above all have flaws it can be said that it is indisputably evident that a character named Goemon ISHIKAWA existed during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and that he ganged up to commit robbery and that he was executed in Kyoto.
以上の史料にはそれぞれ問題点も挙げられているが、石川五右衛門という人物が安土桃山時代に徒党を組んで盗賊を働き、京で処刑されたという事実は間違いないと考えられている。