Based on the novel by Karel Capek, the prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit - a powerful explosive - by Prokop, an experimental scientist who, following an accidental explosion in his lab, slips in and out of delirium. When he realises that, in a delirious period, he has given the formula for making Krakatit to one of his colleagues, he tries to find the man, who does not realize how dangerous a thing Krakatit is. In the process, he nearly gives his discovery away again to foreign interests, a group of anarchists, and even greater forces of darkness...
故事环绕着一个美国空军基地,它吸引了酒吧和妓院,和当地的日本人,他们需要肮脏的世界来逃避现实的世界,和赚钱来勉强幸存。故事中有一段三角恋情,两个主人翁居住再拆卸的公寓大楼,另一个是当地的强盗。本片以一种罕见的角度来观看战后的日本,中下阶层和罪犯的生活。
该剧共八集,改编自费尔南多·阿兰布鲁同名畅销小说,通过两个普通家庭的故事映射了西班牙巴斯克地区冲突造成的矛盾与影响。