After the fall of the TAIRA clan, TAIRA no Yoshimune, an eight-year-old son of TAIRA no Munemori, was captured and transferred to Shigefusa from Yoritomo; a scene, in which he shed tears before he executed Yoshimune, is also depicted in the book.
平家滅亡後、義経から捕虜となった平宗盛の子・8歳の平能宗を預かり、処刑するにあたって涙する場面が描かれている。