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eclipse series 17: Nikkatsu Noir  

 
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I Am Waiting

 

  Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara

Japan 1957 / Crime / Film-Noir / 91 min / Black & White / Monaural / 1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio / NTSC /  In Japanese with Optional English Subtitles

Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Isamu Kosugi, Kenjiro Uemura, Hideaki Nitani, Ken Hatano.

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.