Synopsis
水で書かれた物語
Struggling with his true emotions, dreams, memories of the past and the reality Shizuo is about to marry, but is torn between his wife-to-be and the love to his mother.
Other Titles From Gendai Eigasha
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
A Story Written with Water holds position #16 of 74 Japan films in the 1964–1966 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Story Written with Water premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1965.
The 228th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,519 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #660 of 1,933 (top 34%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Gendai Eigasha |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | November 23, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0059758 |













