1200年前に空海が歩いたとされる四国霊場八十八箇所巡り。堕落した修行僧が集まる幻の村「堕落お遍路村」の噂を聞きつけた小鷹が、野宿お遍路さんとなって四国一周1200kmの旅に出た。真偽が定かではない伝説の村の話を通して、20年以上四国を歩き続けるベテラン遍路、世界最大級の素人建築の主、般若心経を唱えるロックバンドなど、現代社会の枠にはまらず力強く生きている人達と出会う。
そして現代と過去、妄­想と真実が交わりながら、変化し続ける摩訶不思議な集落の存在に辿り着いてゆく。それは愛と平和のディストピア。現代社会を生き抜くヒントがそこにある。

1200 years ago, Kukai was said to have walked Shikoku’s sacred 88 temple pilgrimage. Kotaka, upon hearing the rumor of a phantom “village of corrupted pilgrims” in which immoral monks gather, set out on a 1200 kilometer pilgrimage around Shikoku, the duration of which he slept outside. He encounters many people through this story of a legendary village of questionable authenticity. Among them are a veteran pilgrim who has been walking Shikoku for over 20 years, the proprietor of the world’s largest amateur-constructed building, a rock band that sings the Heart Sutra, and others who vigorously live outside the stereotypes of modern society. While past and present, delusion and reality intersect, he finally ascertains the existence of the ever-changing, profoundly mysterious village. It is a dystopia of peace and love. Hints for surviving modern society have been hidden in this “village of corrupted pilgrims.”