"Jigokumon" (Gates of Hell), a film directed by Teinosuke KINUGASA that won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, depicts a drama where Morito ENDO (whose role was played by Kazuo HASEGAWA) loved Kesa Gozen (whose role was played by Machiko KYO), the wife of Wataru WATANABE (whose role was played by Isao YAMAGATA), and consequently became a priest.
カンヌ国際映画祭でグランプリを受賞した『地獄門』（監督・衣笠貞之助）は、長谷川一夫が遠藤盛遠に扮し、渡辺渡（山形勲）の妻の袈裟御前（京マチ子）に横恋慕し、出家にいたるドラマを描いている。