When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows.

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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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Cast

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Hideko Takamine actor

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Masayuki Mori actor Reiko Dan actor

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Tatsuya Nakadai actor

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Daisuke Katō actor

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Ganjirō Nakamura II actor

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Eitarō Ozawa actor

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Keiko Awaji actor

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Chieko Nakakita actor

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Jun Tatara actor Yū Fujiki actor

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Masao Oda actor

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Ken Mitsuda actor

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Chikako Hosokawa actor Sadako Sawamura actor

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Kyū Sazanka actor

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Noriko Sengoku actor

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Kin Sugai actor

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Toshiko Higuchi actor Noriko Honma actor