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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

8.019601h 51m
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.

Directed by Mikio Naruse

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CAST

The people behind the story

Hideko Takamine
Hideko TakamineKeiko Yashiro
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki MoriNobuhiko Fujisaki
Reiko Dan
Reiko DanJunko Inchihashi
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya NakadaiKenichi Komatsu
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke KatōMatsukichi Sekine
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura IIGoda
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō OzawaMinobe
Keiko Awaji
Keiko AwajiYuri

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