When a Woman Ascends the Stairs 1960

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Drama

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.

Release Date 1960-01-15
Runtime 1h 51m
Directors Mikio Naruse, Masao Tamai, Sakae Hirosawa
Producer Ryūzō Kikushima
Writer Ryūzō Kikushima