Prize winning journalist, Michiko Takamine receives an autobiographical manuscript from recent suicide victim Sakiko, the daughter of imprisoned serial killer Fujiko. Before publishing the manuscript, Michiko seeks to interview Fujiko in prison to determine its validity. This story of murder and intrigue goes much deeper then Michiko envisioned and has a unique family twist.

Yasuko Matsuyuki plays the part of Nao Suzuhara, an elementary school teacher. When she realizes that one of the female students is receiving abuse from her mother, Nao's maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. Serving as a substitute mother, Nao takes the child on a trip from Hokkaido to Tokyo, and the two experience various events together along the way.

Nagasaki in 1986. Hisada, who lives with her affectionate parents and her younger brother, although there are many quarrels between couples, is a fifth grader who loves Yuki Saito and Exogini. Hisada decides to go to Boomerang Island to "see the dolphins" with Takemoto, whose house is poor and avoided by his classmates. Drowning in the sea, getting entangled in the Yankees, and having a lot of trouble, but as the friendship between the two deepens as a result of this adventure, a sad incident that presages farewell occurs.

大雨瓢泼的都市，邪恶欲望肆意横行。不经意间残忍而血腥的猎奇案件接连发生，有的人被饿犬撕咬而死，有的人被割掉和出生时同样重量的肉而死掉，有的被平均切成两半分送给妻子与情人，有的则被冻在冰柜中永葆不老的青春，更有人嘴里被塞满了大大小小的钉子。正为家庭矛盾所苦恼的搜查一课刑警泽村久志（小栗旬 饰）受命追查此事，随着调查的深入，他发现凶手全系一人所为，而且热衷在雨天行凶作案，之后他更发现所有死者全与许多年前的一起案件有关，偏偏泽村离家出走的妻子（尾野真千子 饰）也被卷入其中。争分夺秒的追查，凶手已对泽村亮出獠牙……
本片根据日本漫画家巴亮介的同名原作改编。