When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1960-01-15 Japan 111 Min. PG-13
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Drama

Overview

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

Hideko Takamine is Keiko Yashiro
Keiko Yashiro
Masayuki Mori is Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Reiko Dan is Junko Inchihashi
Junko Inchihashi
Tatsuya Nakadai is Kenichi Komatsu
Kenichi Komatsu
Daisuke Katō is Matsukichi Sekine
Matsukichi Sekine
Ganjirō Nakamura II is Goda
Goda
Eitarō Ozawa is Minobe
Minobe
Keiko Awaji is Yuri
Yuri
Chieko Nakakita is Tomoko
Tomoko
Jun Tatara is Goldfish
Goldfish
Yū Fujiki is Matsui
Matsui
Masao Oda is Yoshizo Yashiro
Yoshizo Yashiro
Ken Mitsuda is Sonoda
Sonoda
Chikako Hosokawa is Matsuko
Matsuko
Sadako Sawamura is Toshiko
Toshiko
Kyū Sazanka is Bar Owner
Bar Owner
Noriko Sengoku is Fortune Teller
Fortune Teller
Kin Sugai is Katsuko
Katsuko
Toshiko Higuchi is Hostess
Hostess
Noriko Honma is Mineko
Mineko
Natsuko Kahara is Fujie
Fujie
Machiko Kitagawa is Kiyomi
Kiyomi
Takuzō Kumagai is Bar Customer
Bar Customer
Fumie Noguchi is Natsuko
Natsuko
Yutaka Sada is Yoshikawa
Yoshikawa
Akira Sera is Mizutani
Mizutani
Toki Shiozawa is Hostess
Hostess
Ayumi Sonoda is Mitsuko
Mitsuko
Yoshibumi Tajima is Electric Company Director
Electric Company Director
Akira Tani is Real Estate Agent
Real Estate Agent
Mitsuo Tsuda is Bar Customer
Bar Customer
Haruko Tōgō is Shizuko
Shizuko
Keiko Yanagawa is Yukiko
Yukiko
Michino Yokoyama is Miyuki
Miyuki
Akiko Wakabayashi is Hostess
Hostess
Rumi Konishi is
Kyoko Mori is

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