When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
女が階段を上る時
Japan • 1960
Director
#377Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorMikio Naruse
WriterRyuzo Kikushima
CinematographerMasao Tamai
ComposerToshirō Mayuzumi
EditorEiji Ooi
ProducerRyuzo Kikushima
Cast
Hideko Takamineas Keiko Yashiro
Masayuki Morias Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Reiko Danas Junko Inchihashi
Tatsuya Nakadaias Kenichi Komatsu