Snow Country

Snow Country (1957)

Released: 1957-04-30 Duration: 2hr 13min
Genres: Drama Romance
Rating 6.7

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?

Production Companies

TOHO
TOHO

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 1.13

Directed By

Shirō Toyoda

Crew

Director
Shirō Toyoda
Sound Recordist
Masao Fujiyoshi
Lighting Technician
Shigeru Mori
Original Music Composer
Ikuma Dan
Screenplay
Toshio Yasumi
Director of Photography
Jun Yasumoto
Art Direction
Makoto Sono
Executive Producer
Ichirô Satô
Original Story
Yasunari Kawabata
Assistant Director
Tsutomu Nakamura
Art Direction
Kisaku Ito

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