Yukiguni (1957)

Drama

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?

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Runtime: 133 mins Rating: 6.3

Cast

Daisuke Katô

Inn proprietor

Hisaya Morishige

Imura

Akira Kubo

Saichiro

Haruo Tanaka

Porter

Etsuko Ichihara

Ikio Sawamura

Eiko Miyoshi

Teacher

Noriko Sengoku

Masseuse

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Crew

Yasunari Kawabata

Original Story

Toshio Yasumi

Screenplay

Ikuma Dan

Original Music Composer

Kôichi Iwashita

Editor

Shiro Toyoda

Director

Jun Yasumoto

Director of Photography

Makoto Sono

Art Direction

Kisaku Ito

Art Direction

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Yukiguni (1957)

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