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.
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Water Magician itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other Japan films in 1933.
The 18th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among Japan films.
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 |