When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

Directed by Mikio Naruse

“The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows.”

Drama · 1h 51m

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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Cast

Hideko Takamine Keiko Yashiro Masayuki Mori Nobuhiko Fujisaki Reiko Dan Junko Inchihashi Tatsuya Nakadai Kenichi Komatsu Daisuke Katō Matsukichi Sekine Ganjirō Nakamura II Goda Eitarō Ozawa Minobe Keiko Awaji Yuri Chieko Nakakita Tomoko Jun Tatara Goldfish Yū Fujiki Matsui Masao Oda Yoshizo Yashiro

Crew

Director
Mikio Naruse
Screenplay
Ryuzo Kikushima
Director of Photography
Masao Tamai
Original Music Composer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Editor
Eiji Ooi
Producer
Ryuzo Kikushima

Details

Original title
女が階段を上る時
Release date
1960-01-15
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
TOHO