Ken Takakura
appear in Japanese novels with adaptations to TV drama and film. They have also inspired manga and . A modern novel, is an example where the main character manages an ; in the film adaptation, Ken Takakura played the part of Chōji. A TV drama was produced in 1992 on Friday Drama Theater, Fuji Television. Another film, , starring Kenichi Hagiwara, is a comical ghost story; a typical in Yokohama is run by the owner, his new wife and the ghost of his former wife.