The Water Magician
瀧の白糸
1933 · 1h 39m · Crime, Drama, Romance · Japan
Taki no Shiraito is a very independent young woman with a famous water juggling act in a travelling carnival troupe. She falls in love with an orphaned carriage driver Kinya Murakoshi, and pledges to put him through law school in Tokyo. She always encloses money in her letters to him, until one hard winter there is no work to be found.
Directed by
Kenji MizoguchiBased on the novel by
Izumi Kyōka6.3Smart score
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