When a Woman Ascends the Stairs — Official Trailer

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Mikio Naruse

• Hideko Takamine
  as Keiko Yashiro
• Masayuki Mori
  as Nobuhiko Fujisaki
• Reiko Dan
  as Junko Inchihashi
• Tatsuya Nakadai
  as Kenichi Komatsu
• Daisuke Katō
  as Matsukichi Sekine
• Ganjirō Nakamura II
  as Goda

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