In an interview with Bungei Shunjū upon winning the Akutagawa Prize, Risa Wataya and Hitomi Kanehara named Yamada's Afterschool Music as one of their major influences, explaining that her works were one of the greatest depictions of modern Japan.
She was given the lead role in the live-action adaptation of Hitomi Kanehara's award-winning novel Snakes and Earrings in 2007.
Kinue Hitomi | Hitomi Yoshizawa | Hitomi Kanehara | Hitomi Shimatani | Howling (Hitomi Yaida song) | Hitomi Soga | Hitomi Nabatame | Hitomi Miyake | Hitomi Katayama |