The terminally ill protagonist, played by Takashi Shimura, initially sings this romantic ballad as an expression of loss, and at the end with great contentment.
The line "fall in love maidens" (Koi seyo otome) is used as the subtitle of the video game Sakura Wars 4.
From the song, the phrase "Life is short, fall in love, maidens..." (Inochi mijikashi, koi seyo otome...) gained some popularity during the 1990s in Japan.
In the anime Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro (Woodpecker Detective's Office), the song was recreated by the group "Now On Air" with mostly similar lyrics.
In the game Bungō to Alchemist (Bungo and Alchemist), character Yoshii Isamu (based on the real-life poet who wrote the lyrics of the song) recites the famous phrase, "Life is short, fall in love, maidens..." (Inochi mijikashi, koi seyo otome...) as one of the log in lines that plays when a player logs into the game.