When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Drama
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Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
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alcohol
widow
money
tokyo, japan
japanese woman
hostess
1950s
bar
job
shōwa era (1926-89)
potential suitors
bar manager
ginza, tokyo
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