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  • Snow Country (1957)
  • 133 min | Drama, Romance
Snow Country (1957)
133 min | Drama, Romance

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 ...See moreIt'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? Written by See less
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May 15, 1966 (United States)

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28 cast members
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Ryô Ikebe
Shimamura Shimamura   See fewer
Keiko Kishi
Komako Komako   See fewer
Akira Kubo
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Haruo Tanaka
Porter Porter   See fewer
Chieko Naniwa
Head maid Head maid   See fewer
Jun Tatara
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Mineko Yorozuyo
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Kumeko Urabe
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Yasuko Nakada
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Haruko Tôgô
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Noriko Sengoku
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Eiko Miyoshi
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Akira Tani
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Kiyomi Mizunoya
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Fukami Harue
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Tsuruko Mano
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Chie Iwazaki
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Yaeko Izumo
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Etsuko Ichihara
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