For many people, Li Kuang-hui's emergence from the jungle stirred dim memories of the war, and of a slice of history that had long lain neglected. It also inspired several Japanese writers and journalists to unearth further information about the bloody sacrifices made by Taiwan aborigines in the war on behalf of the Japanese emperor, so lifting the lid on the hidden story of the Takasago Volunteers.
李光輝的出現，勾起世人模糊的記憶和曾被忽視的歷史，幾位日本作家及媒體工作者更循此線挖掘出台灣原住民為日本天皇血濺沙場的事蹟，掀起了探求「高砂義勇隊」的秘辛。