When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

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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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Hideko Takamine - Keiko Yashiro in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Hideko Takamine

Keiko Yashiro

Masayuki Mori - Nobuhiko Fujisaki in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Masayuki Mori

Nobuhiko Fujisaki

Reiko Dan - Junko Inchihashi in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Reiko Dan

Junko Inchihashi

Tatsuya Nakadai - Kenichi Komatsu in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kenichi Komatsu

Daisuke Katō - Matsukichi Sekine in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Daisuke Katō

Matsukichi Sekine

Ganjirō Nakamura II - Goda in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Goda

Eitarō Ozawa - Minobe in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Eitarō Ozawa

Minobe

Keiko Awaji - Yuri in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Keiko Awaji

Yuri

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Release Date

January 15, 1960

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

Drama

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