Jun 23, 2023
Hideko Takamine as Keiko in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) dir. Mikio Naruse
#when a woman ascends the stairs#worldcinemaedit#filmauteur#cinemaspast#hideko takamine#japanese movie#onna ga kaidan o agaru toki#女が階段を上る時#mikio naruse#naruseedit#mikionaruseedit#htgif#quand une femme monte l'escalier#flickering tw#ellisgifs#i genuinely couldn’t remember her character’s actual name bc everyone in the film refers to her as mama#or as i like to call her: mommy? sorry. mommy?#*clears throat* ahem#not quite my favourite of her naruse roles but it’s definitely up there#and another solid entry in naruse’s ‘takamine falls in love with a married and emotionally unavailable masayuki mori’ cinematic universe#it’s been a while since I last saw this.. I should rewatch…..#anyway! hideko takamine hand in marriage ma’am 🙏🙏🙏#queue