I Am Waiting (1957)
- Original title
- 俺は待ってるぜ
- Directed by
- Koreyoshi Kurahara
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A former boxer runs a dockside bar and falls for a woman trying to escape her past. Both are trapped by their circumstances and the criminals who control their lives.
noirishlonelytensemelancholicstylishbroodingatmosphericsuspenseful
What happens
I Am Waiting (Japanese: 俺は待ってるぜ, Hepburn: Ore wa matteru ze) is a 1957 Japanese crime film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara. I Am Waiting was part of the Nikkatsu film studio's wave of Japanese noir films, which were produced in order to compete with popular American and French films at Japanese box offices. The film was made available in North America when Janus Films released a special set of Nikkatsu Noir films as part of the Criterion Collection. These films include Rusty Knife, Take Aim at the Police Van, Cruel Gun Story and A Colt Is My Passport. I Am Waiting was one of Nikkatsu's earlier successes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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