The Ladder of Success (1958)
Overview
A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside her mentor (Kyo Machiko) on her way to the top.
Cast
Machiko Kyō
Ayako Wakao
Jun Negami
Eiji Funakoshi
Kenji Sugawara
Michiko Ono
Eijirō Yanagi
Toranosuke Ogawa
Chieko Naniwa
Chikako Hosokawa
Hiroko Machida
Yuko Yashio
Noriko Hodaka
Hiromi Ichida
Hisako Takihana
Koh Sugita
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