Kawakubo Ryo is a detective on a special team. When he was a child, he lived through a difficult time. He lived in poverty and his mother's negligence led to his younger sibling's death. His mother went missing and he has been looking for her. Song Shi-On is a smart guy. He graduated from a top medical school in the United States. He happily spends time with his girlfriend, but an experimenton his brain causes him to lose his memory. Kawakubo Ryo and Song Shi-On have nothing in common but work together on a special team formed by a secret organization of police officers. They try to solve difficult cases.

The story takes place in Japan in both 1986 and 2006. The 1986 storyline follows a gamer named Daisuke who wants to confess his feelings for Kumiko, a girl he likes — all while trying to reclaim his copy of the Famicom (NES) game Mighty Bomb Jack that he lent out. In 2006, the hapless game company manager Arino-kacho struggles to complete Mighty Bomb Jack in front of fans. The storylines of the boy who loves Famicom and the middle-aged man who loves Famicom eventually merge into one.

离世的人们最先来到的，便是阴间的市政府办公厅“死役所”。 在这里将会通过手续，决定那些因自杀、他杀、病死、意外死亡等各种原因而死去的人们该去向哪里。 市村是死役所的综合接待，他用礼貌到让人不快的态度面对一个又一个死者——“您是尊贵的逝者”。 来到这里的死者各种各样，有的已经接受了自己的“死亡”，而有的还没能理解现状。 究竟他们曾如何活过、又是如何死去的呢？ 从死者的申请书中抽丝剥茧，生前的惊涛骇浪一个个浮现眼前。 清白无罪者前往天堂，罪孽深重者落入地狱。又或者——。

平凡小镇富山，年近60的泷岛彻（三浦友和 饰）是一名有着42年驾驶经验的资深电车司机。他保持着35年无故障的记录，一心扑在工作的同时则忽略了与家人的交流。再过一个月泷岛将迎来退休的时刻，他一面计划着退休后和妻子佐和子（余贵美子 饰）的悠闲度假生活，一面又百感交集，恋恋不舍这个奉献毕生的岗位。然而佐和子却向他提出希望重返护士岗位的要求，本就心存芥蒂的二人为此大吵，佐和子更是愤而出走。来到公司，心情烦闷的泷岛又不得不承担起培养新人小田的重任。他始终无法知晓，妻子心中怀有怎样的秘密与感受。 退休的日子越来越近，而泷岛夫妇的婚姻似乎走到了尽头……

阿胜（伊藤淳史 饰）年纪轻轻就夺得了新人奖，在小说界一举成名。然而，他却就此后劲不足丧失了灵感，看着人气一步步的下滑，阿胜的编辑建议他以当下最流行的鬼怪题材小说为题材进行创作，这让只擅长写小清新文艺作品的阿胜感到非常的为难，然而，编辑的一片好心不可辜负，阿胜就这样半推半就的结下了这项艰难的任务。 为了找灵感，阿胜从城里搬到了乡下一幢独栋古宅里写作，可是，这里宁静悠谧的气氛并不能令阿胜获得任何的灵感。一天，一只小猫自顾自的闯进了阿胜家的后院中，之后竟然成为了那里的常客，在编辑美知留（忽那汐里 饰）的帮助下，阿胜决定将后院建造成一个猫咪乐园。