Snow CountryMovie
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?
About Snow Country
Snow Country is a 1957 drama, romance movie directed by Shirō Toyoda.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 13m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Ryō Ikebe, Keiko Kishi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Akira Kubo. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
