The Ladder of Success

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.

• Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirector
• Kaneto ShindōWriter

• Machiko KyōCast
• Ayako WakaoCast
• Jun NegamiCast
• Eiji FunakoshiCast
• Kenji SugawaraCast
• Michiko OnoCast
• Chikako KagaCast
• Yuko YashioCast