在S縣暑海市發生了一起連環失蹤案件，受害者的遺體竟然都在海中被發現。為了揭開真相，警察署長與海洋生物學博士聯手展開調查，最終他們發現，遠古鯊魚通過溫泉來回穿梭，襲擊了無辜的市民…

　　As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed author's lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas' volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order....

　　劉雅歷（林子祥 飾）是一名廣告公司高層，但感情生活并不如意——女友碧姬（關之琳 飾）與他分手了。本來就沉默寡言的雅歷更加孤寂傷痛了，生活依舊刻板平凡?！　『髞硭谝粋€合唱團里認識了一位極有天分的女孩巫慧敏（周慧敏 飾），本來打算對她多加照顧培訓，卻遭到慧敏母親朱麗娥（鄭裕玲 飾）的不滿，以為雅歷對自己年輕的女兒動了歪念，兩人也因此成為了斗氣冤家?！　〗浂啻蔚慕煌?，朱麗娥才發現自己誤會了雅歷，便對他完全改觀了，有困難的時候麗娥也主動找雅歷幫忙。麗娥本來就是個離婚婦人，遇到了同樣感情空虛的雅歷，兩人之間很快便滋長了愛情。這時，雅歷的前女友碧姬卻回來要求復合……

 這部1973年的小說由安部公房創作，講述了一位無名男子放棄自己的身份，頭頂一個大紙箱生活的故事。在東京街頭游蕩時，他遇到了各種各樣的人物。