Snow Country

"This movie is based on an immortal literary work "The Snow Country," a story about a life of geisha Komako who lives in a region with heavy snowfalls."

Cast

Shima Iwashita

as Komako

Mariko Kaga

as Yoko

Isao Kimura

as Shimamura

Tamotsu Hayakawa

as Yukio

Shinichi Yanagisawa

as Inn clerk

Sadako Sawamura

as Dance teacher

Kaneko Iwasaki

as Shimamura's wife

Chieko Naniwa

as Blind masseuse

Mineko Yorozuyo

Kakuko Chino

as Geisha Kikuyu

Mutsuko Sakura

as Maid

Takanobu Hozumi

Taketoshi Naitō

as Shimamura's friend Koizumi

Crew

Hideo Ōba

Director

Yasunari Kawabata

Original Story

Tōichirō Narushima

Director of Photography

Ryōsuke Saitō

Screenplay

Akio Tamura

Lighting Technician

Ryuji Matsumoto

Sound Recordist

Tadataka Yoshino

Art Direction

Shizuo Yamanouchi

Executive Producer

Yoshi Sugihara

Editor

Naozumi Yamamoto

Original Music Composer