The Water Sprite
The Water Sprite
2021, Japanese. Directed by Masakazu Kaneko.
In the middle of the Meiji era, Japanese painter Rogin goes on a trip to draw a bijin-ga, and he accidentally rescues a salt merchant. The salt merchant describes an out-of-this-world beauty he once loved. This is the prologue to the drama “Suiko,” a tale of humans and nature.
- Runtime
- 0h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 October 2021
- Original title
- 水虎
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masakazu Kaneko
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The Water Sprite runs 14 minutes (0h 14m).
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The Water Sprite isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 2021. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Water Sprite?
If you liked The Water Sprite, try Harakiri, Lonely Castle in the Mirror, 47 Ronin.
Who directed The Water Sprite?
The Water Sprite (2021) was directed by Masakazu Kaneko and stars Shūichirō Masuda, Yui Ota, Ryohei Matsuoka.