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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki (original title)

111 min  -  Drama   -  25 June 1963 (USA)
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This is the story of Mama, a.k.a. Keiko, a middle-aged geisha who must choose to either get married or buy a bar of her own... See full summary »

Director:

Mikio Naruse
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Cast

Cast overview:
Hideko Takamine ...
Keiko Yashiro
Masayuki Mori ...
Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Reiko Dan Reiko Dan ...
Junko Inchihashi
Tatsuya Nakadai ...
Kenichi Komatsu, the manager
Daisuke Katô Daisuke Katô ...
Matsukichi Sekine
Ganjirô Nakamura Ganjirô Nakamura ...
Goda
Eitarô Ozawa Eitarô Ozawa ...
Minobe
Keiko Awaji Keiko Awaji ...
Yuri
Jun Tatara Jun Tatara
Yû Fujiki Yû Fujiki
Masao Oda Masao Oda
Ken Mitsuda Ken Mitsuda
Chikako Hosokawa Chikako Hosokawa
Sadako Sawamura Sadako Sawamura
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Storyline

This is the story of Mama, a.k.a. Keiko, a middle-aged geisha 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 geisha is examined as well as the way in which the system traps and sometimes kills those in it. Written by PastaQueen  

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Plot Keywords:

Money | Bar | Widow | Ginza | Brother  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Cuando una mujer sube la escalera See more »

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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