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

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Format: DVD

Genre: Foreign Films

Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
Based on 18 ratings.

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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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Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
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