Toshimi Konakawa, a detective haunted by relentless nightmares, obsessively pursues a mysterious figure linked to an unsolved homicide. Each dream collapses into blinding whiteness, mirroring his buried guilt and anxiety. These visions trace to repressed memories of his youth, when he aspired to become a filmmaker alongside a close friend. Their collaborative project—an unfinished film about a cop hunting a fugitive—crumbled under Konakawa’s self-doubt, driving his friend to pursue filmmaking alone before illness claimed his life. The guilt resurfaces in recurring dreams where Konakawa chases the fugitive, only to find the victim bearing his own face—a visceral echo of his subconscious self-condemnation for abandoning art. During sessions with a dream detective, Konakawa resists discussing cinema, despite his evident expertise, exposing his denial of past ambitions. Through analyzed dreams, he uncovers the fugitive as his younger self, embodying guilt over his friend’s death. A transformative dream sequence culminates in him shooting the fugitive—an act of symbolic reconciliation, accepting his detective career as a way to “live out their movie” beyond fiction. His investigation into stolen dream technology blurs reality and illusion. Within a shared dreamscape, he confronts an antagonist, firing a bullet that reverberates into the waking world. This resolves his inner conflict, freeing him to confront his past without remorse. Later, a cryptic message urges him to watch *Dreaming Kids*, signaling cinema’s enduring role in his reconciled identity. Konakawa’s journey navigates repressed trauma, merging his abandoned artistic identity with his detective persona. Symbolic dreams chart his shift from denial to acceptance, culminating in a moment where his reflection merges past and present—a testament to integrated selves.