The snow woman of Japan, Yuki-Onna, as seen in the 1964 movie Kwaidan (scary stories). The movie was loosely based on Lafcadio Hearn's book of Japanese tales by the same name, so the segment on Yuki-Onna closely follows his tale of her.
This image taken from the Weird Wild Realm website, viewed on September 23, 2013, which includes a movie review of Kwaidan. Link here.
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