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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
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1960 · 1h 51m · NOT RATED
Drama
Directed by
Mikio Naruse
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
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.
Director and cast
- Mikio Naruse Director
- Hideko Takamine as Keiko Yashiro
- Masayuki Mori as Nobuhiko Fujisaki
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Kenichi Komatsu, the manager
- Reiko Dan as Junko Inchihashi
- Daisuke Katō as Matsukichi Sekine
- Ganjirō Nakamura II as Goda
- Eitarō Ozawa as Minobe
- Keiko Awaji as Yuri
- Chieko Nakakita as Tomoko
- Jun Tatara Cast
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