The Animal Trail (2006)

Other name: Kemonomichi

Description:

The Animal Trail is a gripping drama that explores the dark paths of human desire and desperation. Tamiko Yonekura lives a miserable life, having abandoned her dream of becoming a jewelry designer to work at the Hosenkaku hotel and support her disabled husband. Everything changes when she meets Kotaki Sato, a mysterious gentleman who offers her an enigmatic proposition: to ride a vehicle without a destination. Desperate for a drastic change, Tamiko makes a fatal choice to free herself from her depressing reality by setting her house on fire and killing her husband. Guided by Kotaki, she is introduced to Kito, a powerful political fixer, and becomes his mistress. Knowing she has crossed a dangerous line, Tamiko chooses to follow her primal instincts and blindly walk down this mysterious path. But will this metaphorical animal trail ultimately guide her to true happiness, or will it lead her directly into a devastating disaster?

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2006

Genre:Drama