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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

M12 01/15/1960 (JP) Drama 1h 51m
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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.

  1. Mikio Naruse

    Director

  2. Ryūzō Kikushima

    Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

  1. Hideko Takamine

    Hideko Takamine

    Keiko Yashiro

  2. Masayuki Mori

    Masayuki Mori

    Nobuhiko Fujisaki

  3. Reiko Dan

    Reiko Dan

    Junko Inchihashi

  4. Tatsuya Nakadai

    Tatsuya Nakadai

    Kenichi Komatsu

  5. Daisuke Katō

    Daisuke Katō

    Matsukichi Sekine

  6. Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Goda

  7. Eitarō Ozawa

    Eitarō Ozawa

    Minobe

  8. Keiko Awaji

    Keiko Awaji

    Yuri

  9. Chieko Nakakita

    Chieko Nakakita

    Tomoko

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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Original Title 女が階段を上る時

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Original Language Japanese

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