A Box of Noodles Goes over the Mountain juxtaposes the myth of lemmings with the story of the mother's family that the director heard. Supposedly, lemmings are “falling rats” that live in groups and jump into the sea collectively. One axis of the film is filled with various images overlaid on them and fictitious opinions explaining the collective commitment, which are either speculations from a human point of view, or claims made to create a “stupid and blind” image. On the other hand, the story of his grandmother who could not pay the interest on noodles borrowed for a village banquet even after working harder than anyone for life, and the story of his uncle who worked until death indicate a narrative of a sad devotion added to the human race. The director tries to cross the sea of false accusations, hypotheses, mistranslations, and myths on a sculpture boat. The film thus provides a way to reach a slightly deeper understanding of the individuals.​