It has wielded considerable influence on many later literary works of Noh, Kabuki, and Ningyo Joruri among other genres, and many of the depictions of Yoshitsune and those connected to him that exist today are based on the "Gikeiki."
能や歌舞伎、人形浄瑠璃など、後世の多くの文学作品に影響を与え、今日の義経やその周辺の人物のイメージの多くは『義経記』に準拠している。