La Mano is a dark surreal thriller set in modern day Tokyo about a half Japanese immigrant from Latin America. Tomas has no memory of his past other than his roots far away from Japan. By day he works as a construction worker and by night he drinks away his monotonous existence. One day at a construction site he finds the severed hand of a mannequin. Intrigued by the hand he takes it home with him and soon long buried memories start to resurface. He sees a mysterious and illusive Mexican man around Tokyo and tries to make contact but each time the man disappears. Soon more tragic memories come back to him and he struggles to maintain sanity. More surreal visions take over his life and seem to drive him to a quest about answers to his past. Ultimately he is forced to confront tragic events from long ago and face the consequences of his actions.