On the other hand, he was opposed to MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune who was famous for his underdog charm as a tragic hero, and Kagetoki has been painted as 'an evil man' who drove Yoshitsune to his death by telling a falsified story to Yoritomo.
一方で、判官贔屓で知られる源義経と対立し、頼朝に讒言して死に追いやった「大悪人」と古くから評せられている。