
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Original Title: 女が階段を上る時
Drama
8.0 (113 votes)
1h 51m
Overview
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
Details
- Director
- Mikio Naruse
- Writer
- Ryūzō Kikushima
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Chieko Nakakita
Daisuke Kat?
Eitar? Ozawa
Ganjir? Nakamura II
Hideko Takamine
Jun Tatara
Keiko Awaji
Masayuki Mori
Reiko Dan
Tatsuya Nakadai
Keywords
1950s
hostess
sh?wa era (1926-89)
tokyo
japan
widow
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