Ayako Wakao
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1933-11-08 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Ayako Wakao
Biography
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Ayako Wakao (若尾 文子, Wakao Ayako, November 8, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress who was one of the country's biggest stars of the 20th century. Wakao began her career contracted to Daiei Studios in 1951 as part of the fifth "New Face" group. She has gone on to appear in over 100 feature films, plus numerous television movies and series. She was a favorite actress of director Yasuzo Masumura, starring in 20 of his films. In addition to her many collaborations with Masumura, she was a favorite of Kon Ichikawa, having starred or co-starred in seven of the director's works. She appeared in Kenji Mizoguchi's A Geisha and Street of Shame. She also appeared in Yasujirō Ozu's Floating Weeds.
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Known For
Acting
(2015)
Izakaya Moheji 4
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
(2013)
Izakaya Moheji 2
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
(2005)
(1991)
(1987)
Princess from the Moon
as Tayoshime
(1985)
(1977)
(1975)
(1975)
(1974)
(1971)
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as Yūko
(1971)
(1970)
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Umeno
(1970)
(1969)
Blood End
as Otsuta
(1969)
Thousand Cranes
as Mrs. Ota
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Wakasa
(1968)
One Day at Summer's End
as Mariko Nozaki
(1967)
(1967)
Shroud of Snow
as Taeko Sayama
(1967)
(1967)
(1966)
Red Angel
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
(1966)
The Virgin Witness
as Chiei, Nun
(1966)
Irezumi
as Otsuya
(1966)
The Freezing Point
as Natsue
(1966)
Shojo jutai
as Aiko Takano
(1966)
Wild Geese
as Otama
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
Seisaku's Wife
as Okane
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
Nami kage
as Hinachiyo
(1965)
(1964)
(1964)
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Yodogimi
(1964)
Hot Spring Doctress
as Isao Shiozuki
(1964)
(1964)
A Public Benefactor
as Mitsuko Fukumura
(1964)
Manji
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
(1964)
Love and Greed
as Namiko Kawashiro
(1963)
She Came For Love
as Toshiko Ikuta
(1963)
An Actor's Revenge
as Namiji
(1963)
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Yodogimi
(1963)
(1963)
The Third Will
as Fumino Hamada
(1963)
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Tamae
(1963)
Bury Me Deep
as Mrs. Senzu
(1962)
The Great Wall
as Chiang-nu
(1962)
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Satoko Kirihara
(1962)
Stolen Pleasure
as Masuko
(1962)
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Satsuko
(1962)
Red Love, Green Love
as Yukiko Oda
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Elegant Beast
as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
(1962)
(1962)
Closing Time
as Kimiko Matsuno
(1961)
A Lustful Man
as Yuugiridayuu
(1961)
Les Mesdemoiselles
as Kasumi Fujisawa
(1961)
The Radiant Prince
as Aoi no ue
(1961)
Triangle Moods
as Mariko Naoe
(1961)
Vagabonds from Badgerville
as Tayori
(1961)
The Ginza Three Boys
as Chikami Akiyama
(1961)
A Geisha's Diary
as Koen
(1961)
A Wife Confesses
as Ayako Takigawa
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
Afraid to Die
as Yoshie Koizumi
(1960)
(1960)
The Priest and the Beauty
as Kiyohime
(1960)
Bonchi
as Ponta
(1960)
The Rockabilly Lady
as Mie Yashiro
(1960)
Victory and Defeat
as Shizuko Abe
(1960)
The False Student
as Mutsuko Takagi
(1959)
(1959)
Floating Weeds
as Kayo
(1959)
(1959)
Enchanted Princess
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
(1959)
Beauty the Enemy
as Keiko Yoshino
(1959)
The Cast-Off
as Takako Sanada
(1959)
Ripe and Marriageable
as Shinobu Takaniwa
(1959)
Jirocho Fuji
as Okiku
(1959)
Goodbye, Hello
as Kazuko Aota
(1959)
The Most Valuable Wife
as Kyoko Nonomiya
(1958)
Firefly Light
as Oryo
(1958)
(1958)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
Mother
as Miss Mochizuki
(1958)
A Grain of Wheat
as Numata Ichiko
(1958)
(1957)
(1957)
Love of the Princess
as Kazunomiya
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Yûko Ono
(1956)
(1956)
(1956)
Street of Shame
as Yasumi
(1956)
(1956)
Bridge of Japan
as Ochise
(1956)
(1956)
Punishment Room
as Akiko Aochi
(1956)
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Yuri Mamiya
(1956)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as Yumiko Kiryû
(1955)
The Phantom Horse
as Yuki Shiraishi
(1954)
The Messenger from the Moon
as Yoko Kotani
(1954)
A Certain Woman
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
Asakusa at Night
as Namie Takashima
(1954)
(1953)
Lady Chatterley of Japan
as Sakiko Takashima
(1953)
A Geisha
as Eiko
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1952)
母子鶴
as Eiko
(1952)
Shi no machi wo nogarete
as Setsuko Minami
(1952)