When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
女が階段を上る時
1960 · 1h 51m · 8.0
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 money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan, Tatsuya Nakadai, Daisuke Katō, Ganjirō Nakamura II, Eitarō Ozawa, Keiko Awaji, Chieko Nakakita, Jun Tatara
alcohol, widow, money, tokyo, japan, japanese woman, hostess, 1950s, bar, job, shōwa era (1926-89), potential suitors, bar manager, ginza, tokyo
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