(女が階段を上る時)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

111 minutes

Year:

1960

Directors:

Mikio Naruse

Production companies:

TOHO

Actors:

Keiko Yashiro

Nobuhiko Fujisaki

Junko Inchihashi

Kenichi Komatsu

Matsukichi Sekine

Crews:

Director

Director of Photography

Assistant Director

Editor

Costume Design