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.

《光》可說是《你的臉》的延續，把中山堂變成第十四張臉。蔡明亮曾在中山堂開過咖啡走廊，熟知建築的質感，趁着該處成為法定古蹟，他獲邀紀錄光影在它身上的微妙變化。

衔着金汤匙出生的千金小姐丽嫦（方心 饰）爱上了一穷二白的冯志伟（冯淬帆 饰），两人的恋情很快就遭到了丽嫦家人的强烈反对。冯志伟向好友陶国全（吕奇 饰）借钱，决定前往新加坡创业，事业有成之后再回来迎娶丽嫦。丽嫦有一个妹妹名叫丽芳（陈宝珠 饰），她周遭的朋友们都想要撮合她和陶国全，然而强扭的瓜不甜，两人都不愿意就范，不仅没能够生情，还惹出了一堆的误会成为了欢喜冤家。一场交通意外中，陶国全救下了丽芳，这成为了两人关系的转折点。与此同时，丽嫦发现自己怀孕了，她怀上的是冯志伟的孩子。为了保全姐姐的名声，丽芳假扮成姐姐，谎称怀孕的是自己，而孩子是陶国全的。

青少年的妍妍，对自己的身份认同产生了怀疑。面对着父母与社会的不理解，他唯一的发泄方式就是在夜光下疯狂驾驶着父亲老旧的出租车。