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I Am Waiting
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I Am Waiting

1957-10-22 · 91 min · ★ 6.5

Crime · Drama · Thriller

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

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Directors
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yūjirō IshiharaYūjirō IshiharaJôji Shimaki
Mie KitaharaMie KitaharaSaeko
Isamu KosugiIsamu KosugiUchiyama
Kōjirō KusanagiKōjirō KusanagiTakeda
Hideaki NitaniHideaki NitaniShibata elder
Kenjiro UemuraKenjiro UemuraPolice detective
Keisuke TateImmigration Bureau clerk
Masayuki KawamuraBoy
Yoshiko FujishiroRuriko
Tomio AokiTomio AokiShibata's henchman
Hyōe EnokiHyōe EnokiShibata's henchman B
Naoki SugiuraNaoki SugiuraShibata's henchman C
Jōji EharaShibata's henchma D
Shōki FukaeShōki FukaeShibata's henchman E
Jun MiyazakiKawakami Kazuya's older brother
Shirō YanaseShirō YanaseMan B
Kazuo MiharaPost office clerk A
Kenji MizutaniPost office clerk B
Nobuo KawakamiNobuo KawakamiEizo
Keiko HaraKeiko HaraMadame Kill

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