The Snow Woman (1968)

"The Snow Woman" ( Kaidan Yukijorō ) is a 1968 Japanese fantasy horror film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka . It was produced by Daiei Film and is an adaptation of the Yuki-onna short story from Lafcadio Hearn's 1904 collection, Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things . The film runs for 80 minutes and combines elements of fantasy, romance, and horror to portray the legend of Yuki-onna, the snow woman. The film's story begins in feudal Japan , where two sculptors seek a special tree for carving a statue of Kannon , the Buddhist goddess. As a blizzard hits, they take refuge in an abandoned...