A Woman's Life
7.7
A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
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Hideko Takamine
Nobuko Shimizu
Known for
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Floating Clouds
Akira Takarada
Koichi Shimizu
Known for
Godzilla
King Kong Escapes
Tatsuya Nakadai
Takashi Akimoto
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Natsuko Kahara
Kimiko, Koichi's mother
Known for
The Bad Sleep Well
Floating Weeds
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kohei Shimizu
Known for
Tampopo
Kagemusha
Yuriko Hoshi
Midori Tominaga
Known for
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Kill!
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kenkichi Masuda, Nobuko's father
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Kin Sugai
Tsune Masuda, Nobuko's mother
Known for
Dodes'ka-den
Godzilla
Chieko Nakakita
Satoko Masuda
Known for
Drunken Angel
One Wonderful Sunday
Daisuke Katō
Tobita
Known for
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Keiko Awaji
Tamae Misawa
Known for
Stray Dog
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Mitsuko Kusabue
Shizuo Kinoshita
Known for
Yearning
Jigen Daisuke
Mikio Naruse Director · Ryōzō Kasahara Screenplay Ichirō Saitō Composer
Budget $8.2M · First release November 16, 1963 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Budget
$8,200,000
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
女の歴史
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 16, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Portugal
February 7, 2023 · Premiere · Theatro Gil Vicente, Barcelos (Cineclube ZOOM)
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