CinemaOSMovie · 1960 · 1h 51m

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows.

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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.

Directed byMikio Naruse

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
JA
Released
January 15, 1960
Studios
TOHO

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Cast & crew

10 credited
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
Mikio Naruse
Written by
Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima
Produced by
Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima

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