Japan Synopsis
瀧の白糸
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.
The 1932–1934 Japan Window
8 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Water Magician sits at position #6.
The 1930s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1930s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Water Magician premiered. 22 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,440 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,079 of 1,933 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, No Language |
| Production Companies | Irie Production, Shinko Uzumasa |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | June 1, 1933 |
| IMDb | tt0024641 |