A Story Written with Water

A Story Written with Water

Directed by Yoshishige Yoshida

Produced by Gendai Eigasha

1965120 min6.3 / 10

A meditative Japanese New Wave exploration of a man's internal paralysis as he navigates conflicting emotional bonds between mother and bride, told through fragmented memory and dream.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Story Written with Water sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does A Story Written with Water end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is A Story Written with Water violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A Story Written with Water easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is A Story Written with Water scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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