挪威的深林

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。

Byeong-tae (Yoon Mun-seob), a philosophy major at Y University, goes to a group blind date and meets Young-ja (Lee Young-ok), who studies French literature at H University. The young men and women of the 1970s, who have grown up under the influence of a rapid influx of Western culture, agonize over college issues, family conflicts, and their future paths in life. But such struggles are self-derisive, and they can see no tomorrow waiting for them. Between Byeong-tae and Young-ja, there is no promise of love, of any kind. They simply meet, and exchange meaningless conversation. Meanwhile, Yeong-cheol (Ha Jae-young), who always rides a bike and declares every time he drinks that he will set off in search of a whale, has feelings for another girl he met on the blind date, named Sun-ja (Kim Young-suk). But Sun-ja rejects Yeong-cheol, who stammers, has no prospects, and was even turned down for military duty due to health reasons, and he falls into despair. With nothing to look forward to, Byeong-tae and Yeong-cheol head to the sea. Yeong-cheol, who boasted that he would catch a beautiful whale in the East Sea, commits suicide, and Byeong-tae enlists with the military. Young-ja comes to see him off, even though she said she wouldn't see him any more, and the two of them kiss through the open window of the train that will carry Byeong-tae away.

1942年，第二次世界大战如火如荼，此时的日本在亚洲各战场所向披靡，无往不利。在南洋爪哇岛的热带丛林中，一所日军战俘看守所伫立于此，陆军大尉世野井（坂本龙一 饰）和大原上士（北野武 饰）共同管理看守所。大原作风粗鲁，冷酷无情，他对待欧美战俘从来不留情面，而对于那些有同性恋倾向的人更残酷至极。相比之下，相貌俊美的世野则显得绅士许多。英国陆军少佐杰克（David Bowie 饰）潇洒俊朗。他的第一次出现便让世野心有所动。同性之风盛行的战俘营中，几多情感不能自已。在接下来的日子里，两个人徘徊在家国恩怨和个人情感之间，彼此心中进行着辛苦而残酷的角力……本片根据英国人劳伦斯·包斯特的小说改编，并荣获1984年电影旬报观众选择奖最佳影片，1984年每日电影最佳导演、最佳影片、最佳配乐、最佳剧本以及最佳男配角（北野武）等5个奖项。

旁观的人群在窃窃私语，他们说一台手风琴永远无法和一匹白色的马对话。