"Snow Country"
1967
Directed by Shiro Toyoda

Directed by Shiro Toyoda, Snow Country focuses on the conflict between Komako, a woman living in the region of northwest Honshu known as the snow country, and Shimamura, a painter in the Nihonga style who feels out of place in Tokyo and wants to escape from the capital, where he only feels alienation. Based on the novel by the same name, Snow Country features Ryo Ikebe and Keoko Kishi. Japanese with English subtitles.  144 minutes.