Watch Under Snow (2011) Online

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”. Read More

Watch Under Snow online. Featuring Eva Mattes, Under Snow is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 4.3. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Germany and was released on 2011. Under Snow was directed by Ulrike Ottinger. Read Less