| Title | : | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs |
|---|---|---|
| Release | : | 1960 |
| Rating | : | 8.2 |
| Language | : | Japanese |
| Runtime | : | 111 |
| Genre | : | Drama |
This is the story of Mama, a.k.a. Keiko, a middle-aged bar hostess 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 bar hostess is examined as well as the way in which the system traps and sometimes kills those in it.
Ryûzô Kikushima
