When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960
1h 51m
8.0

8.0/10

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Drama

"The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows."

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.

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

alcohol widow money tokyo, japan japanese woman hostess 1950s bar job shōwa era (1926-89) potential suitors bar manager ginza, tokyo

Quick Facts

Original Title 女が階段を上る時
Release Date January 15, 1960
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0054144

Cast

Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine

Keiko Yashiro

Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori

Nobuhiko Fujisaki

Reiko Dan
Reiko Dan

Junko Inchihashi

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Kenichi Komatsu

Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō

Matsukichi Sekine

Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II

Goda

Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa

Minobe

Keiko Awaji
Keiko Awaji

Yuri

Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita

Tomoko

Jun Tatara
Jun Tatara

Goldfish

Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki

Matsui

Masao Oda
Masao Oda

Yoshizo Yashiro

Key Crew

Mikio Naruse
Director
Ryuzo Kikushima
Producer
Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay