Drama · Japan · 1958 · 2h 1m

The Ladder of Success

夜の素顔

Director

Cast

Machiko Kyō as Ayako Wakao as Jun Negami as Eiji Funakoshi as Kenji Sugawara as Michiko Ono as

Crew

Yoshihisa Nakagawa — Director of Photography Kaneto Shindō — Writer Masaichi Nagata — Producer Shigeo Mano — Production Design

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Kōzaburō Yoshimura Director Yoshihisa Nakagawa Director of Photography Kaneto Shindō Writer Masaichi Nagata Producer Shigeo Mano Production Design

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