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)
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Wakasa
(1968)
One Day at Summer's End
as Mariko Nozaki
(1968)
(1968)
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
Shroud of Snow
as Taeko Sayama
(1967)
(1966)
Red Angel
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
(1966)
Irezumi
as Otsuya
(1966)
The Freezing Point
as Natsue
(1966)
Wild Geese
as Otama
(1966)
Shojo jutai
as Aiko Takano
(1966)
The Virgin Witness
as Chiei, Nun
(1965)
(1965)
Nami kage
as Hinachiyo
(1965)
Seisaku's Wife
as Okane
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1964)
Manji
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
(1964)
Love and Greed
as Namiko Kawashiro
(1964)
Hot Spring Doctress
as Isao Shiozuki
(1964)
(1964)
A Public Benefactor
as Mitsuko Fukumura
(1964)
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Yodogimi
(1964)
(1963)
An Actor's Revenge
as Namiji
(1963)
(1963)
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Tamae
(1963)
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Yodogimi
(1963)
Bury Me Deep
as Mrs. Senzu
(1963)
The Third Will
as Fumino Hamada
(1963)
She Came For Love
as Toshiko Ikuta
(1962)
The Great Wall
as Chiang-nu
(1962)
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Satoko Kirihara
(1962)
Elegant Beast
as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
(1962)
(1962)
Stolen Pleasure
as Masuko
(1962)
(1962)
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Satsuko
(1962)
Closing Time
as Kimiko Matsuno
(1962)
Red Love, Green Love
as Yukiko Oda
(1962)
(1961)
A Lustful Man
as Yuugiridayuu
(1961)
A Wife Confesses
as Ayako Takigawa
(1961)
A Geisha's Diary
as Koen
(1961)
The Ginza Three Boys
as Chikami Akiyama
(1961)
Vagabonds from Badgerville
as Tayori
(1961)
Triangle Moods
as Mariko Naoe
(1961)
The Radiant Prince
as Aoi no ue
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
Les Mesdemoiselles
as Kasumi Fujisawa
(1960)
Afraid to Die
as Yoshie Koizumi
(1960)
The False Student
as Mutsuko Takagi
(1960)
(1960)
The Priest and the Beauty
as Kiyohime
(1960)
The Rockabilly Lady
as Mie Yashiro
(1960)
Victory and Defeat
as Shizuko Abe
(1960)
Bonchi
as Ponta
(1959)
Floating Weeds
as Kayo
(1959)
The Most Valuable Wife
as Kyoko Nonomiya
(1959)
(1959)
Goodbye, Hello
as Kazuko Aota
(1959)
(1959)
Ripe and Marriageable
as Shinobu Takaniwa
(1959)
Beauty the Enemy
as Keiko Yoshino
(1959)
Enchanted Princess
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
(1959)
(1959)
Jirocho Fuji
as Okiku
(1958)
(1958)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
Mother
as Miss Mochizuki
(1958)
Firefly Light
as Oryo
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
A Grain of Wheat
as Numata Ichiko
(1957)
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Yûko Ono
(1957)
Love of the Princess
as Kazunomiya
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
(1956)
Street of Shame
as Yasumi
(1956)
Bridge of Japan
as Ochise
(1956)
Punishment Room
as Akiko Aochi
(1956)
(1956)
(1956)
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Yuri Mamiya
(1956)
(1955)
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as Yumiko Kiryû
(1955)
The Phantom Horse
as Yuki Shiraishi
(1955)
(1954)
(1954)
Asakusa at Night
as Namie Takashima
(1954)
A Certain Woman
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
(1954)
The Messenger from the Moon
as Yoko Kotani
(1954)
(1954)
(1953)
A Geisha
as Eiko
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
Lady Chatterley of Japan
as Sakiko Takashima
(1953)
(1953)
(1952)
(1952)
Shi no machi wo nogarete
as Setsuko Minami
(1952)
母子鶴
as Eiko