Captured warriors had not been killed either. The executions of Aterui and More are thought to have been responsible for the fierce resistance by the Emishi over the next hundred years or so. The Yamato Chotei acted this way probably out of fear for Aterui military prowess, and according to some Japanese, Aterui was deported outside of the capital before his execution due to the North-East Deamon's Gate superstition from Onmyodō, and so it would have been an attempt by Emperor Kanmu to protect the Capital against the ghost of Aterui. The head of King Aterui was buried at Katano-jinja, a shrine who may have been linked with Aterui's ancestors, by "shōgun" Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, out of respect for his enemy. Annual private ceremonies have been held for King Aterui by the Shinto priests for the last 1200 years. For many Japanese, he was long demonized as the "Lord of the Bad Road" (悪路王 "Akuro-ō"). "Aku" can also be mean "ferocious" and "strong", not only "evil". Aterui folklore has been made into many plays and an anime ("Aterui the Second"). In January 2013, dramatization of Aterui's life, "Fiery Enmity: Hero of the North" (火怨・北の英雄 アテルイ伝), starring Takao Osawa in the title role, which was broadcast on NHK. Aterui is also a supporting character in "Shin Teito Monogatari", the prequel to the bestselling historical fantasy novel "Teito Monogatari" (Hiroshi Aramata).  7590 Aterui (1992 UP4) is an asteroid discovered on October 26, 1992 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe.