About
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?
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
TOHO
Original Title
雪国
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →R
Ryō Ikebe
Shimamura
K
Keiko Kishi
Komako
K
Kaoru Yachigusa
Yôko
A
Akira Kubo
Saichiro
H
Haruo Tanaka
Porter
A
Akira Nakamura
Yukio
C
Chieko Naniwa
Otatsu
J
Jun Tatara
M
Mineko Yorozuyo
Geisha Kikuyu
K
Kumeko Urabe
Y
Yasuko Nakada
Hanae
H
Haruko Tōgō
N
Noriko Sengoku
Masseuse
E
Eiko Miyoshi
Teacher
H
Hisaya Morishige
Imura
D
Daisuke Katō
Inn proprietor
A
Akira Tani
K
Kiyomi Mizunoya
F
Fukami Harue
S
Senkichi Ōmura
