When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Name: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Released: 1960-01-15
Rating: 8
Cast: Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan, Tatsuya Nakadai, Daisuke Katō

★ 8.01960111 minReleased

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows.)

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.