After living peacefully in the caverns of a small town, a stranded group of aliens turn deadly as they fight for their existence, betraying the passionate chief of police who has protected them for 28 years.
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。