10 Great Japanese Winter Films

"For a country so distinctly seasonal, it's little surprise that its national cinema would take on such specific flavours depending on the time of year its films are set. As the films below attest, the snow blanket of a Japanese winter lends a singular beauty – not for nothing are all but the earliest films below shot with a widescreen frame vast enough to capture the majesty of the landscape.So don your gloves and scarf for this selection of classic films set during a snowbound Japanese winter."