The Water Magician (1933)
- Original title
- 瀧の白糸
- Directed by
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman performs as a water magician in a traveling show. She falls in love with a man and makes sacrifices to support his dreams.
melancholicpoeticslow-pacedromantictragicvisually lyricalnostalgicstoic
What happens
The Water Magician (滝の白糸, Taki no shiraito; lit. "White threads of the waterfall") is a 1933 Japanese silent drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is based on the story of the same name by Kyōka Izumi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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