When a Woman Ascends the Stairs poster

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960 · 111 min

Drama

★ 8.0
Criterion

Trailer

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.

Crew

  • Director Mikio Naruse
  • Screenplay Ryuzo Kikushima
  • Director of Photography Masao Tamai

Cast

Crew

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

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