text: In the autumn of 1848,  felt chest pains and had difficulty breathing. After a short recovery he relapsed and declined the services of a physician. On November 30, he gave his final testament and passed early in the morning of December 1. He was interred in the  Temple beside his ancestors.
  Influence on Japanese culture
  Nearly four decades after his death, 's works were still popular.  Many writers, such as  kept his works in the public eye.  There was, however, push back from students who had become versed in Western literature.  Foremost among them was  who heavily criticized 's didactic method of writing as pre-modern without directly attacking  in his work .  This attitude was countered by scholars like .
  made also the Japanese version of Haoqiu zhuan, titled Kyōkakuden. and authors like  used 's methodology for adapting Chinese literature to bring Western works to Japan.
  A series of  containing 50 pictures depicting characters from  and featuring leading kabuki actors was created by . These prints were published in the early 1850s by . Excerpts translated by Chris Drake are included in Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900, edited by  (Columbia University Press, 2002). The Eight Dog Chronicles has been adapted many times in, for example, the anime OVA The Hakkenden.