In "Heike Monogatari" (The Tale of the Heike), there is a scene in which Shigefusa felled TAIRA no Tsunemasa in the Battle of Ichi no Tani and also a scene in which he captured a fine horse Inoueguro (Kawagoeguro) that TAIRA no Tomonori failed to catch and it is said that he dedicated the horse to the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa.
『平家物語』では一ノ谷の戦いで平経正を討取り、平知盛が逃がした名馬・井上黒（河越黒）をとらえて後白河院に献上する活躍を見せる。