When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows.
1960 · 1h 51m · Drama
Genres: 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…
Director: Mikio Naruse
Writers: Ryuzo Kikushima
Music by: Toshirō Mayuzumi
Cinematography: Masao Tamai
Editor: Eiji Ooi
Rated 8/10 by 129 viewers
Cast
Hideko Takamine as Keiko YashiroMasayuki Mori as Nobuhiko FujisakiReiko Dan as Junko InchihashiTatsuya Nakadai as Kenichi KomatsuDaisuke Katō as Matsukichi SekineGanjirō Nakamura II as GodaEitarō Ozawa as MinobeKeiko Awaji as YuriChieko Nakakita as TomokoJun Tatara as GoldfishYū Fujiki as MatsuiMasao Oda as Yoshizo YashiroMore like this
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