If you loved Street of Shame, try The Water Magician

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Water Magician has roughly 7.8× fewer votes than Street of Shame — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Street of Shame

1956 · dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

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The Water Magician

1933 · dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

What they share

Both films are directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and they both carry the foreign gem, outsider mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Street of Shame, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

foreign gemoutsider

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.

If you loved Street of Shame, try The Water Magician

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What they share

What The Water Magician is

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