When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Onna ga Kaidan o Agaru Toki) July 22, 2005

July 22 ~ When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Onna ga Kaidan o Agaru Toki ) (1960)
111 min., 35mm
Mikio Naruse, Director

"My sympathy for the heroine was continually compromised by my delight in so scrupulous a cinematic style." -- Donald Richie

Director Mikio Naruse delves into the Ginza district for this slice-of life profile of a struggling, widowed hostess determined to retain her dignity even as the competing bars and the women around her fall into disrepute. Japanese with English subtitles.

(Print provided by the Japan Foundation. Permission from Janus Films.)

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