When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki) 【電子書籍】[ Professor Catherine Russell ]

＜p＞Mikio Naruse's ＜em＞When A Woman Ascends The Stairs＜/em＞ (1960) combines high melodrama with modernist film language, telling the story of Keiko, a bar hostess struggling to succeed in Tokyo's Ginza district.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Catherine Russell's study of the film provides an in-depth analysis of Naruse's distinctive filmmaking, from his use of two-shots in confined spaces, unique lighting techniques, and his "invisible" and "rhythmic" editing style. She analyses the recurring motif of a woman's white-stockinged feet climbing stairs, considering how this symbolizes the social dynamics of the high-class…