The Ladder of Success (1958)

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 (30)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Machiko Kyō

Ayako Wakao

Jun Negami

Eiji Funakoshi

Kenji Sugawara

Michiko Ono

Eijirō Yanagi

Toranosuke Ogawa

Chieko Naniwa

Chikako Hosokawa

Hiroko Machida

M

Minosuke Bandō

Yuko Yashio

Noriko Hodaka

Hiromi Ichida

S

Satoko Minami

Hisako Takihana

R

Ryuichi Ishii

K

Koichi Ito

Koh Sugita

Eigorō Onoe

Miyako Tachibana

Kaoru Shimizutani

Hikaru Hoshi

Manabu Morita

Toshiko Kisaragi

Y

Yuriko Akashi

H

Hiromi Nara

M

Mariko Hara

R

Ruriko Kimura

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