The Albino's Trees (2016)

8.0/10 • 86 min • Drama

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.

Cast

Yûsuke Fukuchi

Yoichi

Kinuo Yamada

Izumi

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Hiura

Shūichirō Masuda

Imamori

Manabu Hosoi

Murata

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