Set in Tokyo, the film tells the story of Yoshinobu Fujioka, a young Buddhist priest, and his fervent search for the meaning of life amid oppressive dreams, the back alleys of the city, and the darkness of the human mind. Yoshinobu hears confession in a women´s prison, in bars and at an old geisha house, while the many layers of nocturnal Tokyo and unpredictable memories are twisted into a web that drives people face-to-face with one another. Dreams, reality and fiction are blended in this study of the complexity of the human mind, which takes the audience on an exploration of memory while facing oneself and encountering others.