The story is about an unnamed detective, hired by a beautiful, alcoholic woman, to find clues related to the disappearance of her husband. In the process, the detective is given a map (a ruined one), supposedly to help him, but which turns out in the end to be more like a metaphor of the guidelines one should have in life. The impossibility of finding relevant clues to help him solve the mystery leads the main character to an existential crisis, which builds slowly from inside and finally puts him in the position of identifying himself with the man he was supposed to find.The Man Without a Map (燃えつきた地図 Moetsukita chizu) is a 1968 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and starring Shintaro Katsu. The screenplay was adapted by Kōbō Abe from his novel The Ruined Map. This was the fourth and final film collaboration between Teshigahara and Abe.
关正群(狄龙 饰)在中药行老板陈尚龙(卢迪 饰)的威逼利诱之下染上了毒瘾,不仅如此,他还以贩养吸,暗地里帮助陈尚龙贩卖毒品。曾健(王钟 饰)是关正群相识多年的老友,不忍心看到关正群就此堕落,曾健苦口婆心的劝说,总算让关正群良心发现想要改邪归正。在经历了非常痛苦的挣扎后,关正群总算解毒成功了,不仅如此,他还将扫毒人员汤国樑(秦沛 饰)介绍给了曾健,协助他们搜集陈尚龙贩毒的证据。然而,关正群一行人的一举一动早就被狡猾奸诈的陈尚龙尽收眼底,为了保护自己的利益,陈尚龙决定将这些人除之而后快。