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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs: Full Cast & Crew 1963 Drama
Widow Keiko (Hideko Takamine) is a well-liked and decently paid bar hostess, but greedy relatives and ill-advised affairs leave her lonely and facing debts. No longer a young woman, she searches for romantic and financial stability. Her heart lies with the married Nobuhiko (Masayuki Mori), but she entertains the idea of wedding kindly suitor Matsukichi (Daisuke Katô) to escape the tedium of her days and the bleak future that will await her if she ages out of her trade without marrying. Released: Jun 25, 1963 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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Mikio Naruse Director Hideko Takamine Keiko Yashiro Actor Masayuki Mori Nobuhiko Fujisaki Actor Reiko Dan Junko Inchihashi Actor Tatsuya Nakadai Kenichi Komatsu Actor Daisuke Katô Matsukichi Sekine Actor Ganjirô Nakamura Goda Actor Eitarô Ozawa Minobe Actor Keiko Awaji Yuri Actor Ryûzô Kikushima Writer