A serial-murderer is on the loose who just so happens to also be removing the hearts of his victims and taking them with him. His victims however, are not merely random humans as thought by the police. They are in fact, the past and present guardians of the gateway of the afterlife.On the day he is to be married, Detective Kanzaki, who happens to be on the case, discovers that his fiancé Mina has been murdered with her heart also missing. He also learns that the killers are Kudo, a geneticist, and his evil secretary Rei. The two are trying to obtain six hearts from the guardians so that they may call forth a horde of demons from the Gate of Rage and have their every desire granted. Only problem is, once they open the gate the entire world will be covered in darkness.

Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigrant. Eventually his life reaches a turning point.

Ai has had a crush forever on her classmate Tatoe. When she finds out that Tatoe is in a secret relationship with another girl, she sets out to sabotage their plans for the future.

Satoru Mizushima is a designer, who prefers traditional things like handmade items and handwritten works. One day, he happens to meet a mysterious woman, Miyuki Miharu, at the cafe named Piano. She seems to have similar values to him and he is attracted to her. Satoru asks for Miyuki's cellphone number, but she doesn't own a cellphone. They make a promise to meet at the cafe every Thursday. Since then, Satoru and Miyuki meet every Thursday and their relationship develops romantically. Satoru decides to propose Miyuki, but she doesn't show up at the cafe.

While celebrating with her friends in her new cheaply rented apartment on the thirteenth floor of a building, the young Sayaka unexpectedly jumps off the balcony committing suicide. Her mother goes insane and her older sister, Mariko, decides to investigate the mysterious death of her sister.

1968年12月10日，一名假冒警察的嫌疑人谎称一辆运钞车上装有炸弹，随后开着满载日元的运钞车逃之夭夭。在此后的15年间，日本警方动员12万人以及三倍于被劫款项的经费追查凶手，却始终没有收获。刑事诉讼时效刚过，为此案赔付了50万美元的美国保险公司大发雷霆，旋即派出旗下经验丰富的日裔查勘部长武田秀哉（田村正和 饰），前往日本追查嫌疑人下落。在亚洲调查公司调查员中冈凉子（余贵美子 饰）和高原薰（段田安则 饰）的协助下，武田重新走访案发现场和相关人员，并将目光锁定在案发后不久服用氰化钾自杀的问题青年滨野健次。随着调查的进行，重重黑幕阻挡着他们的去路……
本片由著名推理作家松本清张根据真实事件创作的小说改编。