When a Woman Ascends the Stairs(1960)

80

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.

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

  • 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

  • Chikako Hosokawa

    Chikako Hosokawa

    Matsuko

  • Sadako Sawamura

    Sadako Sawamura

    Toshiko

  • Kyū Sazanka

    Kyū Sazanka

    Bar Owner

  • Noriko Sengoku

    Noriko Sengoku

    Fortune Teller

  • Kin Sugai

    Kin Sugai

    Katsuko

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    Status

    Released (Jan 15, 1960)

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