A critically acclaimed, grounded drama.
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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Yes - When a Woman Ascends the Stairs is screening at Sands Films Studio in London, with 1 showtime listed on Mood.
Screenings of When a Woman Ascends the Stairs at Sands Films Studio start on Tuesday 20 October at 20:00.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs at Sands Films Studio is shown in Japanese.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Drama, 1960) is Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow.
