When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

01/15/1960 (JP) • 1h 51m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Hideko Takamine

Keiko Yashiro

Masayuki Mori

Nobuhiko Fujisaki

Reiko Dan

Junko Inchihashi

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kenichi Komatsu

Daisuke Katō

Matsukichi Sekine


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

widow

tokyo, japan

hostess

1950s

shōwa era (1926-89)

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