Adapted from a novel by the famous Japanese writer Edogawa Rampo,
Face to Face (a.k.a.
The Snow) is a Hong
Kong-Japan co-production featuring Tanihara Shosuke and Ito Misaki from Japan and also Hong Kong actor Stephen Fung. Director
Casey Chan, a collaborator with Stephen Fung since
The Poet, changes the setting of the story from Kyushu in southern
Japan to the far North where the land is covered by snow. A lethargic and vast landscape better suits the film's eerie atmosphere
by contrasting shocking scenes against the quiet winter.
Stephen Fung portrays a student born into a rich Chinese family in Japan. His best friend, a talented but poor Japanese
student (Tanihara Shosuke), lives with him in his house. One day they meet a gorgeous girl (Ito Misaki) and both fall in love
with her. The rich Chinese young man, soon after becoming her husband, dies in a skiing accident... A thrilling film filled
with horror - and the dark side of human nature may the most horrible of all!
