When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960·Movie
·1h 51min·
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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.
Melancholic DramaJapanese New WaveGinza HostessSocial RealismExistential ThemesCharacter-DrivenStrong Female LeadPoignant Storytelling
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Directed by:
Mikio Naruse, Sakae Hirosawa
Written by:
Ryūzō Kikushima
Produced by:
Ryūzō Kikushima
Composed by:
Hisashi Shimonaga, Toshirō Mayuzumi, Masao Fujiyoshi
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