The Snow Woman

The Snow Woman
The Snow Woman
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tokuzō Tanaka
Screenplay by	Fuji Yahiro
Based on	Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things; by Lafcadio Hearn
Produced by	Ikuo Kubodera
Starring	Shiho Fujimura; ; Machiko Hasegawa
Cinematography	Chikashi Makiura
Edited by	Hiroshi Yamada
Music by	Akira Ifukube
Production; company	Daiei Film
Distributed by	Daiei
Release date	April 20, 1968;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Snow Woman (Japanese: 怪談雪女郎, Hepburn: Kaidan Yukijorō, lit. 'Ghost Story of the Snow Woman') is a 1968 Japanese horror film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and produced by Daiei Film.^[1] Based on Yuki-onna from Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn.

Plot[]

In the midst of a snow storm, an evil witch changes the lives of a master sculptor and his apprentice forever.^[2]

Cast[]

Shiho Fujimura as Yuki^[2]
Machiko Hasegawa as Wife^[2]
Akira Ishihama as Yosaku^[2]
Taketoshi Naitō as Mino Gonmori^[2]
Yoshiro Kitahara as Jōjin^[2]
Sachiko Murase as Soyo^[2]
Suga Fujio as Soju^[2]
Mizuho Suzuki as Gyokei^[2]
Masao Shimizu as Jiun^[2]
Shinya Saitō as Taro^[2]
Jutaro Hojo as Matsukawa^[2]
Tatsuo Hananuno as Shigeruasa^[2]
Hara Izumi as Miko^[2]
Tokio Oki as Doctor A^[2]
Jun Fujikawa as Doctor B^[2]
Yukio Horikita as Guard^[2]
Ichi Koshikawa as Man of the Agency^[2]

Release[]

The Snow Woman was released in Japan on April 20, 1968.^[2] It was released in the United States as Snow Ghost by Daiei International Films with English subtitles in 1969.^[1] the film was released on VHS by Daiei Home Video on July 8, 1994^[3] and on DVD on July 25, 2014 by Kadokawa Shoten.^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Galbraith IV 1996, p. 362.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "怪談雪女郎 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^ "怪談雪女郎 (1968) director: Tokuzô Tanaka | VHS | DAIEI VIDEO (japan)". www.videospace.fi. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^ "邦画怪談雪女郎[DABA-90971][DVD] 価格比較". 価格.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-14.

Sources[]

Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.

External links[]

The Snow Woman at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996362-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Galbraith IV 1996, p. 362.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "怪談雪女郎 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-14.

[3] "怪談雪女郎 (1968) director: Tokuzô Tanaka | VHS | DAIEI VIDEO (japan)". www.videospace.fi. Retrieved 2021-07-14.

[4] "邦画怪談雪女郎[DABA-90971][DVD] 価格比較". 価格.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-14.

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