When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
“The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows.”
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Synopsis
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
Hideko Takamine·Keiko Yashiro
Masayuki Mori·Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Reiko Dan·Junko Inchihashi
Tatsuya Nakadai·Kenichi Komatsu
Daisuke Katō·Matsukichi Sekine
Ganjirō Nakamura II·Goda
Eitarō Ozawa·Minobe
Keiko Awaji·Yuri
Chieko Nakakita·Tomoko
Jun Tatara·Goldfish