黑砂真男（染谷将太饰）是一个生活在社会底层的小混混，他没有亲人，没有户籍，没有工作，犹如夹缝里的蝼蚁一般卑微。某日，真男目睹了一位名为惠比寿大吉（涩川清彦饰）的男子将一个神秘的包裹藏进储物柜的一幕，将

影片改编自町田康同名小说，讲述非凡的剑客掛十之進在播下灾难之种之后面对的系列故事。

The 1973 novel was written by Kobo Abe and follows a nameless man who gives up his identity to live with a large cardboard box over his head, encountering a range of characters as he wanders the streets of Tokyo。