Film · Drama

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

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.

Director

Mikio Naruse

Writers

Ryuzo Kikushima

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Release date

January 15, 1960

Original title

女が階段を上る時