A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.

Ko, a man in his late 30s, lives in the countryside with his wife and teenage son. Mitsuhiko, who runs a local car dealership, also stayed in his hometown. One day, their mutual friend Eisuke returns from a long military operation and their reunification brings back both pleasant and painful memories.

孤狼一匹的私家侦探増泽磐二（浅野忠信 饰）偶然在雨夜帮助了酒醉的男子原田保（绫野刚 饰）。保是当红女明星原田志津香（太田莉菜 饰）的丈夫，却因婚变搞得落魄不堪。一来二去增泽和保交上朋友，然而不久后保涉嫌杀害志津香逃遁台湾。增泽因协助逃亡遭到警方审讯和殴打，而他在押期间则 传来保自杀身亡的噩耗。由于志津香的父亲原田平藏（柄本明 饰）是横跨商界和政界的明日之星，所以警方和媒体受其势力的影响集体选择缄默。出狱后的增泽被告知禁止再调查此案，可是美艳人妻上井户亚以子（小雪 饰）、冷艳美女高村世志乃（富永爱 饰）等人交替出现，又将增泽拉入那宗扑朔迷离的悬案泥潭。真相究竟为何……
本片根据美国作家雷蒙德·钱德勒的原作改编。

Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting his little finger off.

Koichi and Atsumi are lovers who have known each other all their lives. A year ago, however, a suicide attempt by Atsumi left her in a coma. Through 'sensing', a type of neurosurgical procedure allowing contact with the intentional aspect of a comatose patient's mind, Koishi tries to find out why Atsumi tried to kill herself, and to bring her back to consciousness. He enters her subconscious, and is told to find a picture of a plesiosaur she drew when she was a child. It turns out that a childhood incident buried in their past will bring their minds together.