倚靠家产四处游历的无业学者岛村（木村功 饰）偶然间来到一个名叫雪国的地方，在当地的温泉旅馆，他邂逅了19岁的美丽酒女驹子（岩下志麻 饰）。驹子倾慕岛村的才华，岛村却一心寻欢作乐。离开雪国当晚，这两个身份悬殊之人终于结合在一起…

A ship carrying a band of black-marketeers, including a beautiful woman, eludes police after a battle at sea and lands on a remote island where a marine meteorological observatory is stationed. They take over the observa…