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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Starring: Hideko Takamine Director: Mikio Naruse

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Genre: Foreign Films

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Item Number:
CRIT 377D

DVD Features:

Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:

Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - Japanese
Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Material:

Audio Commentary: Donald Richie
Interviews: Tatsuya Nakadai - Star
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer

Entertainment Reviews:

Los Angeles Times - 10/23/1986

"...It's a wonderful film....The whole cast is superb....Naruse's greatest strength lay in his dark vision..."

USA Today - 03/09/2007

4 stars out of 4 -- "Shot strikingly without fuss in black-and-white TohoScope....A melancholy treat..."

Sight and Sound - 05/01/2007

"[T]his might be described as a Japanese version of a Douglas Sirk melodrama. Takamine Hideko's stoic central performance is heartbreaking."

Sight and Sound - 02/01/2008

"[T]he depictions of human foibles and frailties are exquisitely nuanced..."

Product Description:

A stunning drama about a ginza bar hostess as she approaches the perilous age of 30.

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Theatrical Release

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Hideko Takamine
Directed by		Mikio Naruse
Screenwriting by		Ryuzo Kikushima
Composition by		Toshio Mayazumi
Performer		Tatsuya Nakadai, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan, Ganjiro Nakamura, Eitarô Ozawa & Keiko Awaji

DVD Details:

Label: Criterion
Originally Released in: 1960
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 51 minutes
Video: Black & White
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: February 6, 2007
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 50,682
Item UPC: 715515022521
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.

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