If you loved El valle del amor y la tristeza, try The Water Magician
Un puente entre una película que ya has visto y una que casi nadie ha cruzado. Esto es lo que comparten, y lo que la segunda hace que la primera no hace.
Lo que comparten
Both films are directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to El valle del amor y la tristeza, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Water Magician is
Apparently someone thought romance and juggling water would mix. Taki falls for a carriage driver and funds his law school dreams. Her financial backing predictably becomes complicated.
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