The Ladder of Success

Name: The Ladder of Success
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 6.5

1958 · 121 min

Drama

★ 6.5

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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.

Crew

Director Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Writer Kaneto Shindō
Director of Photography Yoshihisa Nakagawa

Cast

Machiko Kyō
Ayako Wakao
Jun Negami
Eiji Funakoshi
Kenji Sugawara
Michiko Ono
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Chikako Kaga
Yuko Yashio

Crew

Director — Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Writer — Kaneto Shindō
Director of Photography — Yoshihisa Nakagawa

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

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