From the famous scene of Gikeiki, he became a model of "Genkuro Gitsune", commonly known as "Tadanobu KITSUNE" from "Yoshitsune Senbonzakura", a famous program of Kabuki or ningyo joruri.
義経記の名場面から、歌舞伎もしくは人形浄瑠璃の演目として名高い「義経千本桜」の「狐忠信」こと「源九郎狐」のモデルになった。