This is an absolutely Cohen story, although instead of humor there is traditional Japanese restraint. A black fig can save the island from oblivion, but it will kill everything human in the inhabitants. A chain of tragic coincidences will lead to ridiculous deaths. A police inspector is watching all this, the local Marlow does not stop chewing gum and will not be so simple. And at the end there will be a terrifying twist. If a friend turned up suddenly ...