夏原友希会(松本若菜 饰)从中学时代起就是班上人人瞩目的焦点人物,毕业后,她嫁人生子,美满幸福的生活堪称典范。然而,厄运毫无征兆的降临在了她头上,她和她的家人成为了一场血腥残暴的灭门凶杀案中的受害者,种种迹象表面,凶手并非谋财,而更像是一种报复。 田中武志(妻夫木聪 饰)是一名报社记者,他决定挖掘案件背后隐藏的真相。武志有一个名叫光子(满岛光 饰)的妹妹,因为虐待亲生女儿致死而锒铛入狱,被判定为拥有精神方面的障碍。武志走访了夏原生前的校友和朋友们,她所拥有的一段不为人知的黑暗历史渐渐浮出了水面,而这段历史竟然和光子有着千丝万缕的关联。Magazine reporter TANAKA is granted request to investigate a year old murder case gone cold, where a "perfect" family - a successful businessman, his beautiful wife and adorable child - were brutally murdered. Tanaka interviews acquaintances of the dead but gradually finds out that the family was not exactly ideal as believed, as stories of their true nature unfold. Equally disturbing are the interviewees themselves, each letting loose their own hidden nature. Meanwhile Tanaka himself is burdened when his younger sister Mitsuko is arrested for child abuse. GUKOROKU is a haunting and intense tale of the demons we face every day - inside and out.