When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
111 mins
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.
Ken Mitsuda
Sonoda
Toshiko Higuchi
Hostess
Noriko Honma
Mineko
Fumie Noguchi
Natsuko
Akira Sera
Mizutani
Akira Tani
Real Estate Agent
Mitsuo Tsuda
Bar Customer
Masao Tamai
Director of Photography
Sakae Hirosawa
Assistant Director
Eiji Ooi
Editor
Masao Fujiyoshi
Sound
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Satoru Chūko
Production Design
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound