The story began in the early summer of 1942 when 'Tatsurou' met 'Setsuko' at Karuizawa. Its love at first sight but sadly 'Setsuko' was pledged to marry a stranger by her parent. She ran away from her hometown and arrived at Tokyo in search of her love one. War erupted then and Tatsurou was summoned to service. As be set foot on a snow-capped mountain before his imminent departure, they promised to each other to press on until they meet again. But, soon she was fallen very ill to TB
Acting
Momoe Yamaguchi's eyes do more than most scripts.
Cinematography
Snow-laden mountains as fragile as their promises.
Director
Mitsuo Wakasugi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Karuizawa was Japan's elite summer retreat; filming there evokes a lost world of privilege and constraint.
Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura married in real life in 1980 — this was their first on-screen pairing.
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