Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from th sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security...


就像父親與祖父，奇諾也是一名窮苦的潛水員，專為西班牙王族在海灣底採摘珍珠，除了為國王帶來龐大的財富，也讓奇諾得以養家糊口。然而，某個平凡的一天，奇諾發現了一顆大如海鷗蛋、完美無瑕如月亮般的珍珠。珍珠為奇諾一家帶來希望，舒適與安定的生活似乎不再遙遠⋯⋯