The Albino's Trees (2016)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.082 |
Directed By
Masakazu Kaneko
Crew
Masakazu Kaneko
Miyuki Kaneko
Keishiro Suzuki
Masakazu Kaneko
Tomoshi Noboriyama
Masakazu Kaneko
Tsubasa Mano
Koya Takahashi
Kanako Chino
Hirohito Takino
Eiko Ishibashi
Ayasa Takahashi
Miyuki Kaneko
Kurato Horiuchi
Tetsuya Azuma
Masakazu Kaneko
Hiroaki Shiraishi
Miyuki Kaneko
Ai Nagura
Fumihiro Sakazume
Miyuki Kaneko
Masakazu Kaneko
Young Chang Hwang
TOP CAST
Ryohei Matsuoka
Yuku
Kanako Higashi
Nagi
Yûsuke Fukuchi
Yoichi
Kinuo Yamada
Izumi
Hatsunori Hasegawa
Hiura
Shūichirō Masuda
Imamori
Ai Ozaki
Aya
Hiroyuki Matsukage
Nemoto
Manabu Hosoi
Murata
Mari Matsunaga
Yuko
Chie Yamaguchi
Chitose
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