This novel (especially the scene of Ushimatsu revealing his background to his students) appeared in Sue SUMII's "Hashi no nai kawa" (The River with No Bridge), and became the topic of conversation among Seitaro and other characters.
この作品（特に丑松が生徒に素性を打ち明ける場面）は、住井すゑの『橋のない川』でも取り上げられ、誠太郎をはじめとする登場人物の間で話題に上っている。