The Snow Woman

The Snow Woman

The tale of Yuki-onna.

1968 · 79 min · ★ 7.0 · Horror, Fantasy, Romance

Two sculptors spend the night in a mountain lodge after being caught in a snowstorm. A female spirit appears and takes the life of one of the men. She spares the other man's life on the condition that he never tell anyone what happened that night.

Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka · Written by Fuji Yahiro

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