MOVIE · 1960
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.
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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
Featured cast
Hideko TakamineKeiko Yashiro
Masayuki MoriNobuhiko Fujisaki
Reiko DanJunko Inchihashi
Tatsuya NakadaiKenichi Komatsu
Daisuke KatōMatsukichi Sekine
Ganjirō Nakamura IIGoda
Eitarō OzawaMinobe
Keiko AwajiYuriMORE TO EXPLORE
