When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

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1960 · 111 min · Drama · TMDB 8.0/10

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.

Directed by Mikio Naruse

Cast

• Hideko Takamine — Keiko Yashiro
• Masayuki Mori — Nobuhiko Fujisaki
• Reiko Dan — Junko Inchihashi
• Tatsuya Nakadai — Kenichi Komatsu
• Daisuke Katō — Matsukichi Sekine