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
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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