A Story Written with Water
1965·Drama·2h
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Yoshishige Yoshida
geisha
japanese new wave
marital tensions
mother son relationship
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Cast
Yasunori Irikawa
Shizuo Matsutani
Mariko Okada
Shizuka Matsutani
Ruriko Asaoka
Yumiko Hashimoto
Isao Yamagata
Denzo Hashimoto
Keiko Yumi
Geisha
Shin Kishida
Takao Matsutani
Aiko Masuda
Mitsue Hashimoto
Fudeko Tanaka
Old Woman
Crew
Yoshishige Yoshida
Director
Toshirō Ishidō
Screenplay
Yoshishige Yoshida
Screenplay
Toshi Ichiyanagi
Original Music Composer
Tatsuo Suzuki
Director of Photography
Yōjirō Ishizaka
Novel
Isao Okishima
Second Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
Peter McCrea
7.0★ · 06/19/25
A curious and beautiful film about love, marriage and intimacy. One of the most unique scores I’ve heard.
I imagine this film would only get better if I had more historical context.
Definitely need to check out more of the Japanese New Wave.
I imagine this film would only get better if I had more historical context.
Definitely need to check out more of the Japanese New Wave.
A curious and beautiful film about love, marriage and intimacy. One of the most unique scores I’ve heard.
I imagine this film would only get better if I had more historical context.
Definitely need to check out more of the Japanese New Wave.
I imagine this film would only get better if I had more historical context.
Definitely need to check out more of the Japanese New Wave.
Nick
8.0★ · 04/24/25
Memories and realizations. Past and present. Poetic tragedy binds by dubious sour seeds.
The camera work is god tier. Of all the Japanese New Wave directors I have coming, Yoshida was the one I was looking forward to most. Sure enough, this first entry did not disappoint. The palpability and power of each frame and captured image carries with it a transcendent magnitude. The phrase, “a picture is worth a thousand words” felt shockingly literal. The narrative telling feels more like a sewn tapestry than a told story. It’s a wholly poetic experience. Transformative.
The camera work is god tier. Of all the Japanese New Wave directors I have coming, Yoshida was the one I was looking forward to most. Sure enough, this first entry did not disappoint. The palpability and power of each frame and captured image carries with it a transcendent magnitude. The phrase, “a picture is worth a thousand words” felt shockingly literal. The narrative telling feels more like a sewn tapestry than a told story. It’s a wholly poetic experience. Transformative.
Memories and realizations. Past and present. Poetic tragedy binds by dubious sour seeds.
The camera work is god tier. Of all the Japanese New Wave directors I have coming, Yoshida was the one I was looking forward to most. Sure enough, this first entry did not disappoint. The palpability and power of each frame and captured image carries with it a transcendent magnitude. The phrase, “a picture is worth a thousand words” felt shockingly literal. The narrative telling feels more like a sewn tapestry than a told story. It’s a wholly poetic experience. Transformative.
The camera work is god tier. Of all the Japanese New Wave directors I have coming, Yoshida was the one I was looking forward to most. Sure enough, this first entry did not disappoint. The palpability and power of each frame and captured image carries with it a transcendent magnitude. The phrase, “a picture is worth a thousand words” felt shockingly literal. The narrative telling feels more like a sewn tapestry than a told story. It’s a wholly poetic experience. Transformative.
Eclectic Sorcerer
8.0★ · 05/15/26
Eclectic Sorcerer
8.0★ · 05/15/26
sodachamp
8.0★ · 01/12/26