In Echigo in Japan the snow often lies several feet deep well into May covering landscape and villages. Over the centuries the inhabitants have organised their lives accordingly. In order to record their very distinctive forms of everyday life, their festivals and religious rituals Ulrike Ottinger journeyed to the mythical snow country – accompanied by two Kabuki performers. Taking the parts of the students Takeo and Mako they follow in the footsteps of Bokushi Suzuki who in the mid-19th century wrote his remarkable book “Snow Country Tales”.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Eva Mattes
Crew: Ulrike Ottinger (Director), Ulrike Ottinger (Writer), Bettina Blickwede (Editor), Heino Deckert (Producer), Ulrike Ottinger (Producer), Ulrike Ottinger (Director of Photography)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch, 日本語
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Runtime: 103 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 15, 2011
IMDb: 6.8
Keywords:woman director
