When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

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irilight L 05/05/2023 Exceptional. Not to be missed See more william d @acsdoug 08/07/2021 The story gets a bit over melodramatic towards the end, but I liked this movie a lot. Hideko Takamine creates one of the most sympathetic film characters ever with her portrayal of "Mama-san" Keiko. See more 12/23/2016 This is an excellent film from one of Japan's top directors, Mikio Naruse. It is beautifully shot and a heartbreaking story. It follows a woman who is a barmaid who works hard not to compromise her core values but realizes as she gets older, her options are getting smaller and she has some tough decisions to make. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and highly recommend it! See more 04/17/2016 Somewhat comparable to the life of a modern day geisha. I love how the story focuses mainly on Mama's principles of purity that will be eventually destroyed in the end. It tells us one thing, we can never escape the consequences of our actions specially our work. The only fault in the movie is the abrupt ending which doesn't provide resolution to all that build up for Mama's fate. See more 08/12/2015 Simple but we'll made movie with an interesting story. An interesting perspective of Japan in those times . Well direction and some good performances. See more 04/06/2014 There has never been another perfect Japanese melodrama much like what Naruse can bring us. Full review at filmbroadcaster.weebly.com See more Read all reviews

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

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