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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

"The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows."

1960

1h 51m

7.9(128 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Mikio Naruse
Written by: Ryuzo Kikushima
Produced by: Ryuzo Kikushima

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