When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

  • NR
  • 01/15/1960 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 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.

Mikio Naruse

Director

Ryūzō Kikushima

Screenplay

Cast

Hideko Takamine's headshot

Hideko Takamine

Keiko Yashiro
Masayuki Mori's headshot

Masayuki Mori

Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Reiko Dan's headshot

Reiko Dan

Junko Inchihashi
Tatsuya Nakadai's headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kenichi Komatsu
Daisuke Katō's headshot

Daisuke Katō

Matsukichi Sekine
Ganjirō Nakamura II's headshot

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Goda
Eitarō Ozawa's headshot

Eitarō Ozawa

Minobe
Keiko Awaji's headshot

Keiko Awaji

Yuri

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