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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

女が階段を上る時

“The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows.”

Topics:#alcohol #widow #money #tokyo, japan #japanese woman #hostess #1950s #bar #job #shōwa era (1926-89)#potential suitors #bar manager

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.

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Type: Trailer • Published 2007-04-10

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Hideko Takamine

Keiko Yashiro

Masayuki Mori

Nobuhiko Fujisaki

Reiko Dan

Junko Inchihashi

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kenichi Komatsu

Daisuke Katō

Matsukichi Sekine

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Goda

Eitarō Ozawa

Minobe

Keiko Awaji

Yuri

Chieko Nakakita

Tomoko

Jun Tatara

Goldfish

Yū Fujiki

Matsui

Masao Oda

Yoshizo Yashiro

Ken Mitsuda

Sonoda

Chikako Hosokawa

Matsuko

Sadako Sawamura

Toshiko

Kyū Sazanka

Bar Owner

Noriko Sengoku

Fortune Teller

Kin Sugai

Katsuko

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Mikio Naruse
Screenplay & Story: Ryuzo Kikushima
Original Score: Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Title: 女が階段を上る時
Country of Origin: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 51m
Production Studios: TOHO

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Director

Mikio Naruse

Screenplay & Story

Ryuzo Kikushima

Original Score & Music

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Director of Photography

Masao Tamai

Film Editing

Eiji Ooi

Producers

Ryuzo Kikushima

Department Leadership Roster

Mikio Naruse

Director

Masao Tamai

Director of Photography

Eiji Ooi

Editor

Hideko Takamine

Costume Design

Ryuzo Kikushima

Producer

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Original Music Composer

Satoru Chūko

Production Design

Ryuzo Kikushima

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