When a Woman Ascends
the Stairs (1960)
Directed by Mikio
Naruse this film stars Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan and
Tatsuya Nakadai. A widow close to turning 30 works as a hostess in a
bar and tries to decide between opening her own bar or finding a
husband.
Like many of Naruse's
films this is about a woman despite being more mature and level
headed than her colleagues still ends up trapped and crushed by her
profession. All of the characters are well created and the slow break
down of the protagonist is really excellently done. While this is
pretty much in the same area as all the other Naruse films I have
seen it is still a thoughtful watch.
4/5
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