Utsubokazura no Yume (2017)

Other name: ウツボカズラの夢, The Dream of Nepenthes

Description:

Utsubokazura no Yume explores the intricate web of desire and transformation. The story follows an 18-year-old woman from Nagano whose simple life takes an unexpected turn after her mother's passing. Displaced from her home when her father welcomes his new lover, she finds refuge in Tokyo, accepting an invitation from her late mother's younger cousin. Arriving at a lavish house, she confronts a world of immense wealth that she knows is otherwise unobtainable for her. This stark realization sparks an intense indignation within her, fueling a determined ambition to belong. To achieve this, she embarks on a drastic journey of self-reinvention. She slowly morphs into a calculating "pitcher plant girl," adept at identifying and exploiting the desires of those within the affluent family she seeks to join. Her cunning manipulation allows her to navigate the treacherous waters of Tokyo's elite, steadily advancing her personal agenda and pursuing her dream life at any cost.

Director: Ishikawa Katsumi [石川勝己], Yasushi Daisuke [安食大輔] and Kaneko Yoshikazu [金子与志一]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2017

Genre:Drama; Mystery; Suspense