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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

Movie ★ 8.0 111 min

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.

Mikio Naruse Director

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Released
January 15, 1960
Runtime
111 min
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tt0054144
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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 Daisuke Katō Daisuke Katō Matsukichi Sekine 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 Ken Mitsuda Sonoda 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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Frequently asked questions

What is When a Woman Ascends the Stairs about?
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.
Who directed When a Woman Ascends the Stairs?
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs was directed by Mikio Naruse.
Who stars in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs?
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs stars Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan, Tatsuya Nakadai.
When was When a Woman Ascends the Stairs released?
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs is a 1960 drama film.
Where can I watch When a Woman Ascends the Stairs?
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