Movie: A Woman’s Uphill Slope

Top 10 Billed Cast

Mariko Okada
岡田茉莉子

Akie Tsugawa

Keiji Sada
佐田啓二

Saburo Yaoi

Nobuko Otowa
乙羽信子

Keiko

Kunitaro Sawamura
澤村國太郎

Kozo Fujizaki

Momoko Kôchi
河内桃子

Yumi

Hizuru Takachiho
高千穂ひづる

Chiho

Yatarō Kitagami
北上弥太郎

Shuji

Ganjirō Nakamura II
二代目 中村鴈治郎

Kiyoi

真木康次郎
真木康次郎

Reiko Kongō
金剛麗子

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  • Overview

    Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.

  • Release Date

    1960-06-17

  • Average

    9

  • Rating:

    4.5 starts
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  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語

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