The Ladder of Success

Name: The Ladder of Success
Director: Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958-10-15
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao, Jun Negami, Eiji Funakoshi, Kenji Sugawara

1958

2h 1m

Drama

Director: Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Writer: Kaneto Shindō

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.