In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen driving a jet-black motorcycle through the city streets.Mikado Ryuugamine has always longed for the excitement of the city life, and an invitation from a childhood friend convinces him to move to Tokyo. Witnessing the Black Rider on his first day in the city, his wishes already seem to have been granted. But as supernatural events begin to occur, ordinary citizens like himself, along with Ikebukuro's most colorful inhabitants, are mixed up in the commotion breaking out in their city.

没有变动的时间，没有目标的等待……这是一场没有期待的期待── 　 一桌撞球的碰响、一串电视节目的跳接、一碗泡面的轻烟、一班公交车的窗影、一件迷彩服的阳光、一刻钟的假寐梦绪、一张一百元电话卡的蜜语。 　 老人等待一副好棺材、小孩等待快快脱离岛屿、阿兵哥数着馒头等待退伍、老兵等待发薪再来预支老米酒、小狗徘徊门坎等待阿婆温慈的眼神、而老板娘等待股票涨停板、老师等待无忧的退休金、小鸟等待不再有的高粱穗……树等待风、风等待石、石等待归人、而我等待电影的结束。

没有变动的时间，没有目标的等待……这是一场没有期待的期待── 　 一桌撞球的碰响、一串电视节目的跳接、一碗泡面的轻烟、一班公交车的窗影、一件迷彩服的阳光、一刻钟的假寐梦绪、一张一百元电话卡的蜜语。 　 老人等待一副好棺材、小孩等待快快脱离岛屿、阿兵哥数着馒头等待退伍、老兵等待发薪再来预支老米酒、小狗徘徊门坎等待阿婆温慈的眼神、而老板娘等待股票涨停板、老师等待无忧的退休金、小鸟等待不再有的高粱穗……树等待风、风等待石、石等待归人、而我等待电影的结束。

沒有期待的期待：一桌撞球的碰響、一串電視節目的跳接、一碗泡麵的輕煙、一班公車的窗影、一件迷彩服的陽光、一刻鐘的假寐夢緒、一張一百元電話卡的蜜語。老人等待一副好棺材、小孩等待快快脫離島嶼、阿兵哥數著饅頭等待退伍、老兵等待發薪再來預支老米酒、小狗徘徊門檻等待阿婆溫慈的眼神、而老闆娘等待股票漲停板、老師等待無憂的退休金、小鳥等待不再有的高粱穗；樹等待風、風等待石、石等待歸人、而我等待電影的結束。

民國40-60年代在嘉義大林戲院、酒家、茶室及旅社相繼興起，大林有「小北投」之封號。當時小姐來自全國各地，為了維持家庭經濟，來大林來找工作，曾造就當時地方經濟繁榮，但對不少的大林人而言，卻是一段既愛又恨的記憶。透過不同觀點的訪談與觀察，「小北投」的故事，讓我們看見當時年代台灣女性為家庭犧牲展現的生命韌性… 　　From the 1940s to the 1960s in the Republic of China, Dalin theaters, restaurants, teahouses and hotels sprang up in Chiayi. Dalin was known as "Little Beitou," and at that time, young ladies came to Dalin from all over the country to find work in order to maintain their family's economy. While this made the local economy prosperous at that time, for many Dalin people, it was a memory that was both loved and hated.