李子軒是學西洋美術的學生，卻熱衷民俗藝雕刻，尋訪民俗藝術雕刻家『阿榮師』懇請傳藝。皎潔的月色下，子軒巧遇『行芝』，她是一位美麗的女孩。他們有情、有意、一段纏綿的愛情，就這樣開演了。阿榮師提醒子軒要專心學藝，好奇心的驅駛，子軒打破了阿榮師的禁忌，揭開了供桌上神祕的紅巾。雷電交加……不幸的命運，悽慘的遭遇，從阿榮師的口中寫了出來，行芝是他的女兒己經去世了，他用移魂大法，將她的魂魄灌住於木偶之中。供桌上神秘的紅巾謎底已經揭開了.....
因犯事而被判入狱之弱智成年人肥猫获保释，社会工作者玛姬奉命派往照料肥猫，玛姬接肥猫出狱，并带他去离岛拜祭父母，因交通意外二人分开，肥猫独自流浪。肥猫得一老人五叔公收留，由于其简单乐观性格，很得村人好感，更化解老人与隔壁青年之误会，三人成为好友，肥猫快乐的渡过了一段时间。肥猫参加乡村表演，玛姬从电视看到，于是往乡村向老人讨回肥猫，谁知警察的突然介入让肥猫身受重伤。
Based on the novel by Karel Capek, the prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit - a powerful explosive - by Prokop, an experimental scientist who, following an accidental explosion in his lab, slips in and out of delirium. When he realises that, in a delirious period, he has given the formula for making Krakatit to one of his colleagues, he tries to find the man, who does not realize how dangerous a thing Krakatit is. In the process, he nearly gives his discovery away again to foreign interests, a group of anarchists, and even greater forces of darkness...
