The Ladder of Success

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.

Director: Kōzaburō Yoshimura

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

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.