When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
No Longer Playing
1960 111 min
In Japanese with English subtitles
Presented by Chicago Film Society
Imported print from the Japan Foundation!
Widow Keiko (Hideko Takamine) is a well-liked and decently paid bar hostess, but greedy relatives and ill-advised affairs leave her lonely and facing debts. No longer a young woman, she searches for romantic and financial stability. Her heart lies with the married Nobuhiko (Masayuki Mori), but she entertains the idea of wedding kindly suitor Matsukichi (Daisuke Katô) to escape the tedium of her days and the bleak future that will await her if she ages out of her trade without marrying.
Preceded by: "Holiday Magic" (Heather McAdams, 1985) – 7 min – 16mm
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