When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
- Original title
- 女が階段を上る時
- Directed by
- Mikio Naruse
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- M12
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 127 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A widowed bar hostess in Tokyo struggles to keep her business afloat while dealing with societal judgments and personal dilemmas. She navigates relationships with customers and potential suitors as she tries to secure a stable future.
melancholicintrospectiveslow-pacedpoignantquietobservationalsombersocially-aware
What happens
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Japanese: 女が階段を上る時, Hepburn: Onna ga kaidan o noboru toki) is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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