Ueda Akinari is discussed in Haruki Murakami's Killing Commendatore. The main character in Murakami's novel shares Akinari's experience of the supernatural. Akinari's story Fate Over Two Generations plays out in modern-day in Murakami's novel.
Indian Filmmaker AK Srikanth's film 'Dvija' (2022) is said to be inspired by Ueda Akinari's work.