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The Ladder of Success

1958 · 121 min · Drama

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.

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Creators

Kōzaburō Yoshimura — Director

Top cast

Machiko Kyō portraitMachiko KyōAyako Wakao portraitAyako WakaoJun Negami portraitJun NegamiEiji Funakoshi portraitEiji FunakoshiKenji Sugawara portraitKenji SugawaraMichiko Ono portraitMichiko OnoEijirō Yanagi portraitEijirō YanagiToranosuke Ogawa portraitToranosuke OgawaChieko Naniwa portraitChieko NaniwaChikako Hosokawa portraitChikako Hosokawa

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