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Flashcards by Ethan Soffe, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ethan Soffe
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| Question | Answer |
| What year was "When a Woman Ascends the Stairs" released? | 1960 (January 5th 1960) |
| Who directed "When a Woman Ascends the Stairs"? | Mikio Naruse |
| Who produced and wrote the screenplay for this film? | Ryuzo Kikushima |
| Who composed the score for this film? | Toshiro Mayuzumi |
| Who coordinated the cinematography? | Masao Tamai |
| What was the company that distributed this film? | Toho Studios |
| What were the key defining films that Toho distributed during the period of Japanese Cinema 1950-1970? | Ikiru (1952) Gojira (1954) Seven Samurai (1954) Throne of Blood (1957) The Hidden Fortress (1958) Yojimbo (1961) |
| Who is leading actress who portrays Keiko Yashiro (AKA to her colleagues, "Mama-San)? | Hideko Takamine |
| Who portrays Nobuhiko Fujisaki? | Masayuki Mori |
| Who portrays Junko Inchihashi? (Keiko's best friend) | Reiko Dan |
| Who portrays Yuri? | Keiko Awaji |
| Who portrays Kenichi Komatsu (AKA Keiko's Manager) | Tatsuya Nakadai |
| Who portrays Matsukichi Sekine? | Daisuke Katō |
| Who portrays Goda? | Ganjirō Nakamura |
| Who are Keiko's three main customers? | . Matsukichi Sekine . Nobuhiko Fujisaki . Goda |
| What is the running time of this film? | 111 Minutes |
| What is Keiko's primary motivation during this film? | She desires to become less dependent on male customers for money but rather become the exploiter by opening her own bar without dishonouring her late husband. |
| What is Yuri's conflict during the film and what is her fate? | Yuri has her own bar and is deeply in debt leading her to "attempt" to fake a suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills to scare off creditors. However, she ultimately dies. |
| What is Keiko Yashiro's primary conflict during the film? | She struggles to maintain her independence in a male-dominated society, everyone including friends and family desire something from her, she begins to fall for Fujisaki, a married man and father and is constantly in debt. |
| How is this film different from other Toho-produced films? | This is a "documentary" style drama exploring a certain style of life in late 50's to early 60's Japan whilst Toho was known for producing more action-oriented films such as, the samurai genre with Kurosawa's films. |
| Who edited this film? | Eiji Ooi |
| How does this film compare to Naruse's other works? | The film implements the concept of "mono no aware" which is the idea of "fading beauty" suggesting that this film is self-aware melodrama which was common in Naruse's works. |
| What key themes does this film demonstrate? | . Tradition VS Modernity . Male Dominance . Grief . Honour . Internal Battle . Gender Conflict (explored subtly with Keiko's desire of becoming the exploiter) |
| What are the key pieces of dialogue that Keiko Yashiro delivers that convey this "melodrama" format? | "I hated climbing those stairs more than anything. But once I was up, I would take each day as it came." "I hate liquor, yet I drink my fill every night." "Women in the Ginza fought desperately for survival. It was a battle I couldn't afford to lose. " |
| What key components of Italian Neo-Realism does this film share? | . A documentary visual style . The use of real locations . The lack of an "artificial" style of cinematography . An emphasis of character emotons |
| What key components of French New Wave does this film share? | . On-location filming . Low budget-style film-making . Anti-authoritarian Protagonist (Keiko) |
| What was the budget for this film? | Roughly $800,000 Converts to roughly 87,000,000 yen |
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