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?
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TOHO
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- monochrome
- onsen
- shōwa era (1926-89)
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Top Cast

Ryō Ikebe as Shimamura

Keiko Kishi as Komako

Kaoru Yachigusa as Yôko

Akira Kubo as Saichiro

Haruo Tanaka as Porter
Akira Nakamura as Yukio

Chieko Naniwa as Otatsu

Jun Tatara as
Top Crew

Shirō Toyoda · Director

Toshio Yasumi · Screenplay

Yasunari Kawabata · Novel

Ikuma Dan · Composer
Jun Yasumoto · Cinematographer
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