Snow Country (雪国) 59 years old

Is parting grief or sweet sorrow? The geisha desperately groping for a true love!

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.

Credits

Snow Country Cast

Name Character
Takanobu Hozumi He was 33, 87 years old when he died
Shima Iwashita She was 24, now 83 years old as Komako
Mutsuko Sakura She was 44, 83 years old when she died as Maid
Shinichi Yanagisawa as Inn clerk
Isao Kimura He was 41, 58 years old when he died as Shimamura
Mariko Kaga She was 21, now 80 years old as Yoko
Kaneko Iwasaki She was 32, now 91 years old as Shimamura's wife
Chieko Naniwa She was 57, 66 years old when she died as Blind masseuse
Taketoshi Naito He was 38, 86 years old when he died as Shimamura's friend Koizumi
Sadako Sawamura She was 56, 87 years old when she died as Dance teacher
Kakuko Chino She was 31, 51 years old when she died as Geisha Kikuyu
Mineko Yorozuyo She was 45, now 104 years old

Snow Country Crew

Name Department
Naozumi Yamamoto as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (69) years old when He died Sound
Yasunari Kawabata as Original Story. He was 65 (72) years old when He died Writing
Shizuo Yamanouchi as Executive Producer. He was 39 (now 98) years old Production
Yoshi Sugihara as Editor. Editing
Ryôsuke Saitô as Screenplay. Writing
Snow Country poster
Snow Country (59 years)

Is parting grief or sweet sorrow? The geisha desperately groping for a true love!

  • Release day: Saturday, April 10, 1965
  • Runtime: 113 minutes