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I Am Waiting

6.519571h 31mMovieCrimeDramaThriller

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

DirectorKoreyoshi Kurahara
WriterShintarō Ishihara
ProducerTakiko Mizunoe

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Cast · Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara

YIYūjirō Ishihara
Yūjirō Ishihara
Jôji Shimaki
MKMie Kitahara
Mie Kitahara
Saeko
IKIsamu Kosugi
Isamu Kosugi
Uchiyama
KKKōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Takeda
HNHideaki Nitani
Hideaki Nitani
Shibata elder
KUKenjiro Uemura
Kenjiro Uemura
Police detective
KT
Keisuke Tate
Immigration Bureau clerk
MK
Masayuki Kawamura
Boy
YF
Yoshiko Fujishiro
Ruriko
TATomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
Shibata's henchman
HEHyōe Enoki
Hyōe Enoki
Shibata's henchman B
NSNaoki Sugiura
Naoki Sugiura
Shibata's henchman C

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I Am Waiting — streaming FAQ

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I Am Waiting is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada. It's not currently on Netflix.

Is I Am Waiting on Netflix?

No, I Am Waiting is not on Netflix in Canada as of November 2026. It's currently on Criterion Channel.

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