"When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Mikio Naruse, 1960). Symbolic of the loneliness of her character, Hideko Takamine as Keiko despises her nightly climb up the stairs to wait on the customers of her bar."

From: Buehrer, Beverly Bare. Japanese Films: A Filmography and Commentary, 1921-1989. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; 156.