Snow Country

Snow Country (1957) is a drama, romance film directed by Shirō Toyoda rated 6.7/10.

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?

Cast

Ryō Ikebe

Shimamura

Keiko Kishi

Komako

Kaoru Yachigusa

Yôko

Akira Kubo

Saichiro

Haruo Tanaka

Porter

Akira Nakamura

Yukio

Chieko Naniwa

Otatsu

Jun Tatara

Mineko Yorozuyo

Geisha Kikuyu

Kumeko Urabe

Yasuko Nakada

Hanae

Haruko Tōgō