The Water Magician

The Water Magician
Directed by	Kenji Mizoguchi
Starring	Takako Irie Tokihiko Okada Ichirō Sugai Kōju Murata
Cinematography	Minoru Miki
Distributed by	Digital MEME (DVD)
Release dates	1933 (1933)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Water Magician (滝の白糸, Taki no Shiraito) is a 1933 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and based on a story by Kyōka Izumi. It is one of the most popular titles from the silent film work of Mizoguchi and tells a tragic love story which realistically depicts the beauty and strength of the women of the Meiji period. It is currently available with benshi accompaniment.

External links

Taki no Shiraito at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Kenji Mizoguchi

The Morning Sun Shines (1929)
Tokyo March (1929)
Tojin Okichi (1930)
The Water Magician (1933)
Orizuru Osen (1935)
Osaka Elegy (1936)
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939)
The 47 Ronin (1941)
Utamaro and His Five Women (1947)
The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)
Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
Miss Oyu (1951)
The Lady of Musashino (1951)
The Life of Oharu (1952)
Ugetsu (1953)
A Geisha (1953)
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
The Crucified Lovers (1954)
Princess Yang Kwei-Fei (1955)
Tales of the Taira Clan (1955)
Street of Shame (1956)

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