When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Drama
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
Keiko Yashiro
Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Matsui
Yoshizo Yashiro
Sonoda
Matsuko
Toshiko
Bar Owner
Fortune Teller
Katsuko
Hostess
Mineko
Junko Inchihashi
Fujie
Kiyomi
Bar Customer
Natsuko
Yoshikawa
Mizutani
Hostess
Mitsuko
Electric Company Director
Real Estate Agent
Kenichi Komatsu
Bar Customer
Shizuko
Yukiko
Miyuki
Hostess
Matsukichi Sekine
Goda
Minobe
Yuri
Tomoko
Goldfish
Crew
Director
Director of Photography
Producer
Original Music Composer
Editor
Production Design
Costume Design
Assistant Director
Sound
Sound
Screenplay