He and Hidemi SUGA were from the same village, which was one of the reasons that motivated Suga to write "'Teikoku' no bungaku : senso to 'taigyaku' no aida."
すが秀実と同郷であり、そのことが『「帝国」の文学──戦争と「大逆」の間』を絓が著す動機の一つとなった。