In Anticipation Of A Coming Nuclear Apocalypse, Mole Has Converted A Huge Underground Quarry Into An 'ark'. While Searching For His Crew, He Falls For The Tricks Of A Wily Insect Dealer And His Friends. In The Surreal Drama That Ensues, The Ark Is Invaded By First A Gang Of Youths And Then A Sinister Group Of Elderly People, Before Mole Himself Becomes Trapped In The Ark's Central Piece Of Equipment - A Giant Toilet Powerful Enough To Flush Almost Anything Out To Sea... A Science Fiction Classic From Acclaimed Japanese Novelist Kobe Abe, The Ark Sakura's Kafkaesque Embrace Of Nuclear Disaster And Ecological Catastrophe Is At Turns Both Hilarious And Desperate.