I Am Waiting

1957, 1h 31min -

In Koreyoshi Kurahara's directorial debut, rebel matinee idol Yujiro Ishihara (fresh off the sensational Crazed Fruit) stars as a restaurant manager and former boxer who saves a beautiful, suicidal club hostess (Mie Kitahara) trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer. Featuring expressionist lighting and bold camera work, this was one of Nikkatsu's early successes. Show more

"I Am Waiting" — movie produced in Japan and released in 1957. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 31min. "I Am Waiting" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!