When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

8.0 1960 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 m…

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Director
Mikio Naruse
Writer
Ryuzo Kikushima

Cast

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Hideko Takamine Keiko Yashiro
Masayuki Mori Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Reiko Dan Junko Inchihashi
Tatsuya Nakadai Kenichi Komatsu
Daisuke Katō Matsukichi Sekine
Ganjirō Nakamura II Goda
Eitarō Ozawa Minobe
Keiko Awaji Yuri
Chieko Nakakita Tomoko
Jun Tatara Goldfish
Yū Fujiki Matsui
Masao Oda Yoshizo Yashiro
Ken Mitsuda Sonoda
Chikako Hosokawa Matsuko
Sadako Sawamura Toshiko
Kyū Sazanka Bar Owner
Noriko Sengoku Fortune Teller
Kin Sugai Katsuko

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