It depicts Komachi as a strong woman who was not just beautiful but lived according to her own terms, being based on her poem, 'When I die, please don't burn or bury me. Leave me in the field to ease the hunger of starving dogs.'
小町が残した「我死なば焼くな埋むな野にさらせ痩せたる犬の腹を肥やせよ」の歌から、自分の人生を生ききった美しいだけではない強い女性として小町を描いている。