It turns out not everybody wants to build a snowman.

A woman in Japan has asked her husband for a divorce because he admitted that he didn't like Frozen.


The wife, 29, became entranced by the Disney musical and made several trips to the cinema to catch the film without her 31-year-old other half.

He initially resisted her offers to come and see the musical, but realising she wouldn't let it go, he relented and came along to watch the box office hit.

At university the husband had studied Danish Literature, so the fact that Hans Christian Anderson's tale The Snow Queen served as inspiration for Frozen would suggest he'd embrace the film. Not so.

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According to Japanese website Kikonsha no Hakaba (which ominously translates to 'The Gravesite of Married People'), he reviewed the film to his wife thusly: "It's an okay movie, I guess, but I didn't really care for it personally.

"Do you really think it's that good?"

"If you can't understand what makes this movie great, there's something wrong with you as a human being! I want a divorce!" his wife replied, presumably turning away to slam the door.

Now, the couple's six-year marriage appears to be over. She has moved back in with her parents, who are acting as the intermediary for the estranged pair.

Tragically, it looks like love will no longer be an open door for this couple.

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Simon Reynolds

Movies Editor 


Simon has worked as a journalist for more than a decade, writing on staff and freelance for Hearst, Dennis, Future and Autovia titles before joining Cision in 2022.