Eclipse Series 17: NIKKATSU NOIR: KURAHARA, Koreyoshi: I Am Waiting (1957)

KURAHARA, Koreyoshi (Japan)
I Am Waiting [1957]
Eclipse Series 17
DVD


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 Hitahara) trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer. Featuring expressionist lighting and bold camera work, this was one of Nikkatsu's early successes.

91 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
in Japanese
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2009
Director/Writer



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