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。
男孩從小以為閉上眼只是天黑，就像是遊戲中當鬼矇著眼般，但如今默念倒數聲未曾停歇，唯有聲音讓他不再感到乏味。與音樂的相遇改變了他的生命，這機遇帶他踏出心中的那扇窗，體驗窗外的世界。經由真實被攝者與演員的即興演出，以手持攝影和演員、空間相互激盪，刺激出更多的奇妙偶發時刻。《一年之初》女主角張榕容在本片中亦有清新亮麗的演出。
