When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Directed by Mikio Naruse8.0100%93%7.9
This is the story of Mama, a.k.a. Keiko, a middle-aged bar hostess who must choose to either get married or buy a bar of her own. Her family hounds her for money, her customers for her attention, and she is continually in debt. The life of a bar hostess is examined as well as the way in which the system traps and sometimes kills those in it.
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs was released on January 15, 1960.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs was directed by Mikio Naruse.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs has a runtime of 1 hr 51 min.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs was produced by Ryuzo Kikushima.
The key characters in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs are Keiko Yashiro (Hideko Takamine), Nobuhiko Fujisaki (Masayuki Mori), Junko Inchihashi (Reiko Dan).
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs is rated Not Rated.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs is a Drama film.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.