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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

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Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1960-01-15
⌚ Running Time: 111 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.0

Beloved Cast

Hideko Takamine original image
Keiko Yashiro
Hideko Takamine
Masayuki Mori original image
Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Masayuki Mori
Reiko Dan original image
Junko Inchihashi
Reiko Dan
Tatsuya Nakadai original image
Kenichi Komatsu
Tatsuya Nakadai
Daisuke Katō original image
Matsukichi Sekine
Daisuke Katō
Ganjirō Nakamura II original image
Goda
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Eitarō Ozawa original image
Minobe
Eitarō Ozawa
Keiko Awaji original image
Yuri
Keiko Awaji
Chieko Nakakita original image
Tomoko
Chieko Nakakita
Jun Tatara original image
Goldfish
Jun Tatara
Yū Fujiki original image
Matsui
Yū Fujiki
Masao Oda original image
Yoshizo Yashiro
Masao Oda
Ken Mitsuda original image
Sonoda
Ken Mitsuda
Chikako Hosokawa original image
Matsuko
Chikako Hosokawa
Sadako Sawamura original image
Toshiko
Sadako Sawamura
Kyū Sazanka original image
Bar Owner
Kyū Sazanka
Noriko Sengoku original image
Fortune Teller
Noriko Sengoku
Kin Sugai original image
Katsuko
Kin Sugai
Toshiko Higuchi original image
Hostess
Toshiko Higuchi
Noriko Honma original image
Mineko
Noriko Honma
Natsuko Kahara original image
Fujie
Natsuko Kahara
Machiko Kitagawa original image
Kiyomi
Machiko Kitagawa
Takuzō Kumagai original image
Bar Customer
Takuzō Kumagai
Fumie Noguchi original image
Natsuko
Fumie Noguchi
Yutaka Sada original image
Yoshikawa
Yutaka Sada
Akira Sera original image
Mizutani
Akira Sera
Toki Shiozawa original image
Hostess
Toki Shiozawa
Ayumi Sonoda original image
Mitsuko
Ayumi Sonoda
Yoshifumi Tajima original image
Electric Company Director
Yoshifumi Tajima
Akira Tani original image
Real Estate Agent
Akira Tani
Mitsuo Tsuda original image
Bar Customer
Mitsuo Tsuda
Haruko Tōgō original image
Shizuko
Haruko Tōgō
Keiko Yanagawa original image
Yukiko
Keiko Yanagawa
Michino Yokoyama original image
Miyuki
Michino Yokoyama
Akiko Wakabayashi original image
Hostess
Akiko Wakabayashi
Rumi Konishi original image
Rumi Konishi
Kyoko Mori original image
Kyoko Mori

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