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Cast

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Kenji Sugawara

Kenji Sugawara

Michiko Ono

Michiko Ono

Chikako Kaga

Chikako Kaga

Yuko Yashio

Yuko Yashio

Crew

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Director

Sei Ikeno

Sei Ikeno

Music

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Producer

Yoshihisa Nakagawa

Yoshihisa Nakagawa

Director of Photography

Shigeo Mano

Shigeo Mano

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Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

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The Ladder of Success

19580.0 / 10121 min
Drama

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.