As the main character was played by Higashiyama, who was a teenage star at that time, Yoshitsune was extremely beautified, and Yoshitsune did not die but escaped to Ezochi (Hokkaido) in the end; Kagetoki trapped Yoshitsune with his evil intentions, chased him to Hiraizumi and was killed by Yoshitsune: a story line that totally ignored historical facts.
当時の人気アイドルの東山が主演とあって義経は極端に美化され、ラストで義経は死なずに蝦夷地に逃れることになっており、景時は義経を悪意をもって陥れ平泉まで追ってきて義経に討ち取られるという、史実を無視した筋書きの作品である。