South Korea Virgin Snow is a South Korea–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
初雪の恋 ヴァージン・スノー
Min, a Korean boy, moves to Japan with his father who is a potter. One day at a local shrine, he meets Nanae, a beautiful Japanese girl with stunning eyes who is aspiring to be a painter. Min falls in love at first sight and finds out that Nanae attends the school to which he has just transferred. Their friendship develops fast despite their cultural and language difference. When Min's grandmother falls ill, Min returns to Korea and Nanae is nowhere to be found. Had his true feelings for Nanae not been apparent to her? Why has Nanae disappeared without a word?
South Korea × Japan Co-Production
Other South Korea×Japan titles
The 2006–2008 South Korea Window
Virgin Snow holds position #39 of 114 South Korea films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Virgin Snow premiered alongside 30 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 30 other South Korea films in 2007.
The 284th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 45% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #796 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Romance productions specifically: #92 of 243 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Dyne Films, KADOKAWA, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | May 12, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0997155 |
| Official Site | www.hatsu-yuki.com |