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The Snow Woman (1968)
“I decided that I will not kill you. But in return, you must not tell anyone about what you see today. Even your most intimate people. Even your relatives, your wife or your children. If you say even one word about me, I will kill you.”
Based on the Japanese Folklore of Yuki-Onna, it tells the tale of a sculptor, Yosaku (Akira Ishihama), who encountered a ghost on a stormy snowy night where his mentor was frozen to death leaving him as the only survivor.
Few years later, Yosaku met a beautiful woman named Yuki (Shiho Fujimura) when his mother offered her shelter from the heavy thunderstorm for the night where she befriends them both and admires his craftsmanship.
Over time, both Yosaku and his mother grew fond of Yuki and beg her to stay a bit longer to which she agreed. They eventually express their love for each other and got married, have a child and live a good life, which did not last long.
A priestess saw Yuki at the temple and knows who she really is, confronted her at her home but Yosaku does not believe it as he had seen a ghost before and Yuki is nothing like her. But Yosaku had forgotten the promise he made.
Having broke his promise he made on that stormy night, Yuki reveals her true self to Yosaku before killing him but her attempt was stopped by their child who was crying. Yuki had a change of heart and decides to leave them instead.
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It’s a good story which shows you that the humans are much more scarier than ghosts as humans are judgemental and egoistical creatures.
There are many folklore versions of Yuki Onna depending on which part of Japan it originates, each prefecture has its own stories and legends.
For this movie, it seems that it is set during Kamakura period, judging by the clothes that they wear and the attitude of the “warriors”.
Yuki’s dressing and hair reminds me of the court ladies of Taira or Heike. She probably died while trying to flee from the war during winter.
But her spirits live on. Maybe the real reason Yuki did not kill Yosaku because he reminds her of her late husband who died in war.
At least that’s what I’d like to think. It’ll make the story more interesting when you include in some historical events.
#the snow woman#yuki onna#japanese folklore#japanese folktale#shiho fujimura#fujimura shiho#akira ishihama#ishihama akira#japanese legends#japanese myths#japanese ghost#japan#japanese classic#heian period#kamakura period#taira#heike#genpei war#japanese film
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The Snow Woman - Tokuzo Tanaka 1968
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The Snow Woman (1968)
#the snow woman#Kaidan yukijorô#Shiho Fujimura#the woman of the snow#Tokuzô Tanaka#japanese horror#60s horror#Horror Movies#filmedit#horror#60s
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Shiho Fujimura in The Snow Woman (Kaidan yukijorô, 1968)
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Poster for the Nemuri Kyōshirō film Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966).
This time around everyone's favorite nihilist ronin discovers a plot by disgruntled Samurai to destroy oil refineries and burn down Edo Castle (and probably the rest of Edo while at it).
Will Nemuri and his fabled sword technique, the Full Moon Cut, be able to stop the plot and save the day?
This film is followed by six more in the series, so you tell me.
#Sleepy Eye of Death 8: Sword of Villainy#Sleepy Eyes of Death#Son of the Black Mass#Nemuri Kyōshirō#Raizo Ichikawa#Shigeru Amachi#Shiho Fujimura#chambara#jidaigeki#samurai#ronin#Daiei Film
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The Snow Woman 怪談雪女郎 1968
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#finds#mipple#yukishiro sanae#yukishiro tarou#misumi takashi#circulas#misumi takeshi#kubota shiho#pisard#yukishiro aya#yukishiro honoka#kakuzawa ryuuichirou#zakenna#mori kyouko#misumi ryouta#uraganos#chuutarou#takenouchi yoshimi#koyama shouko#fujimura shougo#fujita akane#ilkuubo#baldez#kujou hikaru#misumi nagisa#odajima yuka#viblis#lulun#mepple#porun
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Shiho Fujimura.
The Sisters and I (1967) by Kenji Misumi.
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Daimajin ikaru (Return of Daimajin, 1966)
"Lord Danjo, even if Juro was here, as long as I am alive I will never take orders from you. Now leave!"
"What?"
"You'll see the god's wrath if you bring harm to this land."
"The god's wrath? Huh! Is that a threat?"
"No, it's not. The god that protects us is on Yagumo island. He will become angry if you cause harm to the land."
"Such foolish things don't happen!"
#Daimajin ikaru#return of daimajin#japanese cinema#kaiju film#the return of giant majin#1966#kenji misumi#Tetsurô Yoshida#shiho fujimura#kôjirô hongô#tarô marui#takashi kanda#kôji fujiyama#chikara hashimoto#sei hiraizumi#kiyokazu kagatsume#hyôsuke kanbe#jutarô kitashiro#yûsaku terashima#kayo mikimoto#hideo kuroki#you can guess from the title of the film what happens regarding the quoted text above (spoiler alert: such foolish things do happen and#that guy is gonna regret his wicked ways). Released just a couple of months after the first Daimajin film this is a fairly similar retread#of the story; same broad strokes same overall shape. I would have liked a more direct sequel but this wasn't exactly a surprise considering#the conveyor belt style of genre film production. It's fun don't get me wrong; the Big Man turns up again to smash and crash as only he can#but it takes him more than an hour in a film that doesn't break 80 minutes. So we get a lot of the same kind of internal power struggles#and evils of feudal Japan that the first film covered‚ but somehow it's all a little less magical and exciting than the first film. still#the inevitable rampage is a lot of fun and our Giant Guy gets to show off some new moves (lightning powers! Kazam!)#also this film mixes some decidedly xtian imagery into the gumbo of folklore and fairytale‚ complete with parting of the seas and the#odd crucifixion.
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Gemini | Shin’ya Tsukamoto | 1999
Shiho Fujimura, Masahiro Motoki
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964)
Set in Edo Period which follows a ronin, Nemuri Kyoshiro who wanders into a town and find himself helping a boy and elderly man but only to be entangled in a larger scheme of things involving corrupt officials, the Shogun’s daughter and a mysterious woman who appears to be following him.
#sleepy eyes of death 2 sword of adventure#sleepy eyes of death#sleepy eyes of death 2#nemuri kyoshiro shobu#nemuri kyoshiro#raizo ishikawa#shiho fujimura#japanese classic#japanese film#samurai film#samurai#ronin#edo#japan
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The Snow Woman - Tokuzō Tanaka 1968
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Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962)
忍びの者 Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962)
directed by Satsuo Yamamoto
cinematography by Yasukazu Takemura
#忍びの者#Ninja a Band of Assassins#satsuo yamamoto#ninja#ninja movie#japanese movies#japanese cinema#1960s#stills#monochrome#raizō ichikawa#shiho fujimura
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Kaidan yukijorô / 怪談雪女郎 (1967)
AKA The Snow Woman, The Woman of the Snow, Snow Ghost, Ghost Story of the Snow Fairy, Ghost Story of the Snow Witch
#kaidan yukijorô#怪談雪女郎#the snow woman#the woman of snow#shiho fujimura#akira ishihama#machiko hasekawa#1967#1960s movies#tokuzô tanaka#daiei#horror#horror movie poster
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Lobby card for Night Flight (Hikisakareta Seiso,ひき裂かれた盛装), 1967, directed by Tokuzo Tanaka (田中徳三) and starring Shiho Fujimura (藤村志保) and Mikio Narita (成田三樹夫).
#Mikio Narita#Night Flight#Shiho Fujimura#Tokuzo Tanaka#Hikisakareta Seiso#ひき裂かれた盛装#田中徳三#Daiei#藤村志保#成田三樹夫#lobby card
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