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.
Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Written by Kaneto Shindō
Ayako Wakao
Machiko Kyō
Jun Negami
Eiji Funakoshi
Kenji Sugawara
Michiko Ono
Chikako Kaga
Yuko Yashio
