Prominent among those arguing for the existence of Yamashita's gold are Sterling Seagrave and Peggy Seagrave, who have written two books relating to the subject: The Yamato Dynasty: The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family (2000) and Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold (2003).
Głównymi zwolennikami teorii o istnieniu Złota Yamashity jest amerykańskie pisarskie małżeństwo Peggy i Sterling Seagrave, którzy napisali na ten temat dwie książki: The Yamato Dynasty: the Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family (2000) i Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold (2003).