In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monotony of drug-induced hallucinations, vicious acts of violence, overdoses, suicide, and group sex.

As a child, Kyoko learned latin dance from Jose, a Cuban-American serviceman stationed in Japan. Years later, Kyoko travels to New York to see Jose again. After much searching, she finds Jose, only to discover that he is dying of AIDS and no longer remembers much of his past, including the time he and Kyoko spent together. His last wish is to return to Miami to be with his family, and so Kyoko agrees to drive him, hoping that somewhere along the way, he will remember her.

該片由日本作家村上龍作品《味增湯里》改編而成。故事講述了精神分裂的美國遊客弗蘭克，在年輕的日本導遊健二的陪同下，“循著味增湯的神秘味道”，在燈紅酒綠的日本歌舞伎町犯下一系列殺人罪行。健二不但見證了殘忍血腥的連環命案，更被迫深入到弗蘭克的多重人格之中。

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.