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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.
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- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs was released in 1960.
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- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs runs about 1h 51m (111 minutes).
- Who stars in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs?
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs stars Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan, and Tatsuya Nakadai.
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