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I Am Waiting

I Am Waiting

19576.51h 31m

Overview

A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.

Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara
Written by Shintarō Ishihara
Produced by Takiko Mizunoe
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Where to Watch

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Criterion Channel

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Top Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Jôji Shimaki

Mie Kitahara

Mie Kitahara

Saeko

Isamu Kosugi

Isamu Kosugi

Uchiyama

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Takeda

Hideaki Nitani

Hideaki Nitani

Shibata elder

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Police detective

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Keisuke Tate

Immigration Bureau clerk

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Masayuki Kawamura

Boy

Y

Yoshiko Fujishiro

Ruriko

Tomio Aoki

Tomio Aoki

Shibata's henchman

Themes & Keywords

japanese noir

About I Am Waiting

I Am Waiting is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1957 exploring themes of japanese noir. Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara, it stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Isamu Kosugi. A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.

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