Movies Like I Am Waiting

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Intimidation

1960·1h 5m·★ 7.3·Koreyoshi Kurahara

TMDB recommendsBoth star Kōjirō Kusanagi & Tomio AokiDir. Koreyoshi Kurahara

Rusty Knife

1958·1h 30m·★ 6.7·Toshio Masuda

TMDB recommendsBoth star Yūjirō Ishihara & Mie KitaharaDP: Kuratarō Takamura

Crazed Fruit

1956·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Kō Nakahira

3 shared cast incl. Yūjirō Ishihara & Mie Kitahara

Tokyo Drifter

1966·1h 23m·★ 7.1·Seijun Suzuki

TMDB recommendsStarring Hideaki NitaniThriller & Crime

A Colt Is My Passport

1967·1h 24m·★ 7.4·Takashi Nomura

TMDB recommendsStarring Kōjirō KusanagiCrime & Drama

The Bad Sleep Well

1960·2h 30m·★ 7.9·Akira Kurosawa

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

Cash Calls Hell

1966·1h 32m·★ 7.4·Hideo Gosha

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Good-for-Nothing

1960·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Yoshishige Yoshida

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Cruel Gun Story

1964·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Takumi Furukawa

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Take Aim at the Police Van

1960·1h 19m·★ 6.6·Seijun Suzuki

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957·1h 50m·★ 7.2·Yūzō Kawashima

DP: Kuratarō TakamuraStarring Yūjirō Ishihara

Above the Rim

1994·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Jeff Pollack

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Gloria

1980·2h 2m·★ 7.1·John Cassavetes

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Warped Ones

1960·1h 16m·★ 6.9·Koreyoshi Kurahara

Starring Kōjirō KusanagiDir. Koreyoshi KuraharaDrama & Crime

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Rainy Dog

1997·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Takashi Miike

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Parts You Lose

2019·1h 34m·★ 5.8·Christopher Cantwell

Fans also likedDrama & Crime & Thriller

Blindfire

2020·1h 23m·★ 4.9·Michael Nell

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Seven-Ups

1973·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Philip D'Antoni

Fans also likedThriller & Drama & Crime

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

1973·1h 29m·★ 6.3·Yasuharu Hasebe

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How Good Is I Am Waiting?

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