is a 1968 Japanese fantasy

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directed by

Tokuzō Tanaka was a Japanese film director. He is well known for directing Zatoichi series and Nemuri Kyōshirō series films. Biography Tanaka graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University. In 1948, he joined the Daiei Film, Daiei studio and started working as ...

and produced by

Daiei Film Daiei Film Co. Ltd. ( Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, producing ...

. The film is an expanded adaptation of the

Yuki-onna is a spirit or yōkai in Japanese folklore that is often depicted in Japanese literature, films, or animation. She may also go by such names as ''yuki-musume'', cited by ("snow daughter"), ''yuki-onago'' ("snow girl"), ''yukijorō'' (雪女郎, ...

short story as it appeared in the 1904 collection '' 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.

Cast

Shiho Fujimura Shiho Fujimura (藤村志保 ''Fujimura Shiho'', born 3 January 1939 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She was given a Special Prize for her career at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival. Filmography Films *''Shino ...

as Yuki * Machiko Hasegawa as Wife * Akira Ishihama as Yosaku *

Taketoshi Naitō was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1953 and 2003. He died of lymphoma on 21 August 2012. Selected filmography Film * '' Mahiru no ankoku'' (1956) * ''An Actress'' (1956) - Akio Satomi * '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) ...

as Mino Gonmori * Yoshiro Kitahara as Jōjin *

Sachiko Murase was a Japanese actress. She appeared in about 90 films between 1927 and 1991. Selected filmography * (1930) * (1930) * (1931) * (1931-1932, part 1, 2) - Ayako Kirihara * (1932) - Mitsuko, reporter * (1932) * (1933) * (1933) * ''A Woman ...

as Soyo * Suga Fujio as Soju *

Mizuho Suzuki (born October 23, 1927) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Manchukuo. He is a drop-out of Kyoto University. Filmography Film *'' Yogiri yo Kon'yamo Arigatō'' (1967) *'' Zatoichi the Outlaw'' (1967) *''The Snow Woman'' (1968) *'' The San ...

as Gyokei *

Masao Shimizu was a Japanese actor. His wife was actress Yumi Takano. His first starring role in the film was in ''Momoiro no Yuwaku'' in 1931. In 1947, he formed the Mingei Theatre Company. Shimizu often work with Akira Kurosawa. He appeared in more than 2 ...

as Jiun * Shinya Saitō as Taro * Jutaro Hojo as Matsukawa * Tatsuo Hananuno as Shigeruasa * Hara Izumi as Miko * Tokio Oki as Doctor A * Jun Fujikawa as Doctor B * Yukio Horikita as Guard * Ichi Koshikawa as Man of the Agency

Release

''The Snow Woman'' was released in Japan on April 20, 1968. It was released in the United States as ''Snow Ghost'' by Daiei International Films with English subtitles in 1969. The film was released on VHS by Daiei Home Video on July 8, 1994 and on DVD on July 25, 2014 by

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References

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External links

* 1968 films 1968 horror films Japanese horror films Daiei Film films Japanese fantasy films Films directed by Tokuzō Tanaka 1960s Japanese films {{1960s-Japan-film-stub