, 1h34 Directed byIshirō Honda GenresScience fiction, Horror ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films ActorsMomoko Kōchi, Akira Takarada, Nobuo Nakamura, Akemi Negishi, John Carradine, Russell Thorson Rating55% The Japanese version is told in flashbacks framed by scenes of a reporter questioning the expedition after they have returned from their harrowing ordeal in the mountains. Five young friends, university students, have come to the Japanese Alps during New Year's for a skiing vacation. Among them are Takashi Iijima (Akira Takarada) his girlfriend Machiko Takeno (Momoko Kochi) and her brother Nakada (Sachio Sakai). The other members of the group are their friends, Gen and Kaji.