Snow Country

Overview

It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous trip, and it seems like love. She's the foster daughter of a local family, almost engaged to the family's son Yukio, now dying of consumption. He's tended by his sister Yuko who's angry at Komako for abandoning her brother. Shimamura returns to Tokyo but promises he will be back soon. In anticipation of his return, Komako breaks with her patron and her family loses their home. Complications arise when Shimamura doesn't come back as promised. Then Komako discovers that he and Yuko knew each other in Tokyo. Can Komako escape destiny?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 30, 1957

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO

Cast

Kumeko Urabe,Tsuruko Mano,Haruo Tanaka,Senkichi Ōmura,Hisaya Morishige,Akira Tani,Akira Kubo,Kiyomi Mizunoya,Keiko Kishi,Daisuke Katōand 17 more

Director

Shirō Toyoda

Writer

Yasunari Kawabata,Toshio Yasumi

Producer

Ichirō Satō

Cinematography

Jun Yasumoto

Music

Ikuma Dan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0051217