Criterion Collection (series)

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Starring: Hideko Takamine, Tatsuya Nakadai, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan, Ganjiro Nakamura, Eitarô Ozawa & Keiko Awaji Director: Mikio Naruse

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Item Number: CRIT 377D

DVD Features:

Unrated
Closed captioning available
Run Time: 1 hours, 51 minutes
Video: Black & White
Region 1; USA & Canada
Released: February 6, 2007
Originally Released: 1960
Label: Criterion
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Aspect Ratio: 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

Performers, Cast and Crew:

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

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

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DVD Foreign Films: Japanese

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Product Series:

Criterion Collection

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OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 77,699
Item Number: CRIT 377D
UPC: 715515022521
Shipping Weight: 0.34/lbs (approx)
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