When a Woman Ascends the Stairss

Description: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs might be Japanese filmmaker Mikio Naruse s finest hour a delicate devastating study of a woman Keiko played heartbreakingly by Hideko Takamine who works as a bar hostess in Tokyo s very modern postwar Ginza district who entertains businessmen after work Sly resourceful but trapped Keiko comes to embody the conflicts and struggles of a woman trying to establish her independence in a male dominated society When a Woman Ascends the Stairs shows the largely unsung yet widely beloved master Naruse at his most socially exacting and profoundly emotional

Country:  Japanese

Released: 1960

Genre: Drama

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