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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows.

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

15 January 1960

Country

Japan

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

Ken Mitsuda

Sonoda

Chikako Hosokawa

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

Toshiko Higuchi

Toshiko Higuchi

Hostess

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Mineko

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

Fujie

Machiko Kitagawa

Machiko Kitagawa

Kiyomi

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Bar Customer

Fumie Noguchi

Fumie Noguchi

Natsuko

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Yoshikawa

Akira Sera

Akira Sera

Mizutani

Toki Shiozawa

Toki Shiozawa

Hostess

Ayumi Sonoda

Ayumi Sonoda

Mitsuko

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Electric Company Director

Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Real Estate Agent

Mitsuo Tsuda

Mitsuo Tsuda

Bar Customer

Haruko Tōgō

Haruko Tōgō

Shizuko

Keiko Yanagawa

Keiko Yanagawa

Yukiko

Michino Yokoyama

Michino Yokoyama

Miyuki

Akiko Wakabayashi

Akiko Wakabayashi

Hostess

Rumi Konishi

Rumi Konishi

Kyoko Mori

Kyoko Mori

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