The Water Magician

Name: The Water Magician
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Genre: Drama, Romance, Crime
Released: 1933-06-01
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Takako Irie, Tokihiko Okada, Ichirō Sugai, Bontarō Miake, Kumeko Urabe

Explore The Water Magician (1933), including ReelBot’s take, cast, runtime, where to watch, and similar movies worth adding to your list.

1933 · 99 min · Drama · Romance · Crime · TMDB 7.2/10

Overview

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 Mizoguchi

Cast

Takako Irie — Taki no Shiraito
Tokihiko Okada — Kinya Murakoshi
Ichirō Sugai — Gozô Iwabuchi
Bontarō Miake — Shinzô
Kumeko Urabe — Ogin