A life story of Taro Okamoto, one of the most prominent Japanese avant-garde artists of the 20th Century. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth in 2011, the drama depicts his struggle for the completion of his emblematic work "The Tower of Taro," known as the symbol of the Osaka Expo in 1970, and his eccentric relationships with his family.

1967年から1970年の｢太陽の塔｣が出来るまでの､岡本太郎の万博での戦いを軸に､太郎､かの子､一平､敏子という｢岡本家の人びと｣の破天荒な人間模様を描いて行く｡大正から昭和､戦争から高度経済成長､そしてパリと､時空を超え変化していくダイナミックな映像をベースに､伝説の芸術家･岡本太郎の全貌を初めて映像化｡