 Although the rebellion failed completely, the fact that a small but determined band of men could create such a state of panic, and could defeat such a large force, proved to be an inspiration to anti-Meiji political secret societies until the end of the Empire of Japan in 1945.The Shinpūren rebellion is sometimes considered to be precursors to the major Satsuma Rebellion which occurred from January to September 1877.Yukio Mishima's "Runaway Horses", the second book of the Sea of Fertility series, covers the Shinpūren Rebellion in detail.