When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
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.
Released: Jan 15, 1960
Runtime: 111 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan, Tatsuya Nakadai, Daisuke Katō, Ganjirō Nakamura II
Crew: Mikio Naruse (Director), Masao Tamai (Director of Photography), Sakae Hirosawa (Assistant Director), Eiji Ooi (Editor), Hideko Takamine (Costume Design), Masao Fujiyoshi (Sound)