When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1h 51m 1960 Drama Japan

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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.

Director

Mikio Naruse

Writer

Ryūzō Kikushima

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