Classic Japanese bleakness - bleak terrain, bleak prospects, doomed relationship, unreturned devotion, and relentless ambiguity. And gorgeous imagery.
This haunting story is about snobby Tokyo philanderer Shimamura who dallies with a geisha named Komako at a hot spring inn in Japan's snowy outback. The third in the triangle is Yoko, with a "voice so beautiful it was almost lonely," Komako's rival and ultimately her victim.
This haunting story is about snobby Tokyo philanderer Shimamura who dallies with a geisha named Komako at a hot spring inn in Japan's snowy outback. The third in the triangle is Yoko, with a "voice so beautiful it was almost lonely," Komako's rival and ultimately her victim.
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