And in the attack on Osaka Hongan-ji Temple, while the troops on his side retreated on the Kasugai-zutsumi Bank, he stayed by himself and defeated the enemy to let his men retreat safely, so he has been praised as "the incomparable spear in Japan" or "the spear on the bank".
大坂本願寺攻めでは、春日井堤を退却する味方の中でひとり踏みとどまって敵を倒し、無事味方を退却させた事から「日本無双の槍」「堤の上の槍」と称えられている。