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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
The tree sprouts no matter how strong the wind blows.
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.
Jan 15, 1960111 minReleasedJA
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