

Snow Country 1957
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
Director: ShirΕ Toyoda
Cast

RyΕ Ikebe
Shimamura

Keiko Kishi
Komako

Kaoru Yachigusa
YΓ΄ko

Akira Kubo
Saichiro

Haruo Tanaka
Porter
Akira Nakamura
Yukio

Chieko Naniwa
Otatsu

Jun Tatara
Mineko Yorozuyo
Geisha Kikuyu

Kumeko Urabe




