The Water Magician
1933, Japanese. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 June 1933
- Original title
- 瀧の白糸
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinji Masuda, Kennosuke Tateoka, Yasunaga Higashibōjō
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The Water Magician runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Water Magician isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 June 1933. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Water Magician?
The Water Magician (1933) was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and stars Takako Irie, Tokihiko Okada, Ichirō Sugai.