In 1923 Gada, the landlord of a cheap, Tokyo boarding house roams through the attic, observing the weird lives of the tenants through holes in the ceiling. One day he sees a prostitute murder one of her clients and decides that at last he has found his soul mate...

Based on stories by the Japanese master of horror, Edogawa Rampo, the film features some of the most bizarre sex scenes ever, including the tale of a man who hides inside a special chair so that a naked woman can sit on him.