It is said he died at the age of 49 on June 3, 1615, but there is a common theory that Yukimura had many Kagemusha (body doubles), so he protected Hideyori TOYOTOMI and escaped from Osaka-jo Castle, watched the castle fall and ultimately died full of years.
元和元年5月7日、享年49で死去したものとされるが、幸村には影武者が何人も居たとの伝承があり、そのため大坂城が落ちるのを眺めつつ、豊臣秀頼を守って城を脱出し、天寿を全うしたという俗説がある。