Under Snow (Unter Schnee) 13 years old

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”.

Credits

Under Snow Cast

Name Character
Eva Mattes She was 56, now 70 years old as Narrator (voice)

Under Snow Crew

Name Department
Ulrike Ottinger as Director. She was 69 (now 82) years old Directing
Ulrike Ottinger as Writer. She was 69 (now 82) years old Writing
Under Snow poster
Under Snow (13 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, September 15, 2011
  • Runtime: 108 minutes