(1964) - Color - 38 min
Kwaidan is a spooky classic from Japan. The 1964 film offers four short horror stories. In the second story shown on this page -The Woman of the Snow, a man has an other worldly experience when he watches a strange spirit woman arrive in snow storm and breathe ice on his friend.... (really nice blue lips too). The friend dies from freezing to death. She tells him never to reveal the tale to anyone. And then the story gets really weird. Cool stuff!

It was a cold night and the snow just kept falling down...

Part of what makes this film so special is the combination of wonderful cinematography - and a remarkable set design schema. The colors in this film are so hot - they might blow your monitor. Cannes Film Fesival winner in 1965 -Jury Special Prize, Nominated for an Oscar in 1966 for Best Foreign Language Film -Japan.

Hey - you'd be scared too if this happened to you.

Part one
Intro, Color, title screens, credits, etc. Director Masaki Kobayashi provides you with a feast for your eyes and senses. The second story - is called A Woman in the Snow, who arrives with a kiss of death for a young man's friend. She spares the young - but he must never tell anyone about what hapened. And then it gets really twisted and delicious.

Part two
Hey - I really can't write anything about part 2, because I don't want to give anything away. So what happens to young Minokichi.

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The Snow Woman - with those spooky eyes... oooo!

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