Valerie Taylor is a shark fanatic and an Australian icon — a marine maverick who forged her way as a fearless diver, cinematographer and conservationist. She filmed the real sharks for “Jaws” and famously wore a chainmail suit, using herself as shark bait, changing our scientific understanding of sharks forever.
原作は山崎豊子の同名小説。大阪船場の足袋問屋の若旦那が女性遍歴を重ね、大阪商人としての土性ッ骨を培って行く姿を描いた作品。