The Albino's Trees

Jul 16, 2016

1h 26m

★ 8.0

A journey to look at the relationship between nature and humans.

Overview

A poignant moral dilemma unfolding against lush mountainous landscapes, The Albino’s Trees follows Yuku (Ryohei Matsuoka), an animal control hunter who takes on a lucrative job to kill a rare white deer considered to be a god of the forest by a nearby village. Though Yuku initially steps up to the task in order to support his mother’s medical bills, his will begins to falter as he gets to know the villagers and the reasons behind their difficult choice to live as outsiders.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

kinone

The Albino's Trees Trailers

Cast

Yuku

Ryohei Matsuoka

Nagi

Kanako Higashi

Yoichi

Yûsuke Fukuchi

Izumi

Kinuo Yamada

Hiura

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Imamori

Shūichirō Masuda

Aya

Ai Ozaki

Nemoto

Hiroyuki Matsukage

Murata

Manabu Hosoi

Yuko

Mari Matsunaga

Chitose

Chie Yamaguchi

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