The Snow Woman (1968)

Review: The Snow Woman (1968)

Director: Tokuzō Tanaka

Cast: Shiho Fujimura, Akira Ishihama, Machiko Hasegawa, Yoshirō Kitahara, Sachiko Murase,

Shiho Fujimura
Shiho Fujimura
Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama
Machiko Hasegawa
Machiko Hasegawa
Yoshirō Kitahara
Yoshirō Kitahara
Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase

Plot: A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree for carving a statue for the local temple. Finding refuge in an abandoned hut they celebrate their luck in finding the tree but soon they are visited by the Snow Witch who freezes the sculptor to death but takes pity on the apprentice. He must promise to never speak of this or she'll return and kill him.

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