Ayako Wakao
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ayako Wakao, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Irezumi (1966)
as Otsuya
A Geisha (1953)
as Eiko
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
as Namiji
Manji (1964)
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
as Umeno
Spring Snow (2005)
Actor
Red Angel (1966)
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
Princess from the Moon (1987)
as Tayoshime
Floating Weeds (1959)
as Kayo
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
as Satoko Kirihara
A Lustful Man (1961)
as Yuugiridayuu
Strange Triangle (1965)
Actor
Street of Shame (1956)
as Yasumi
Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)
as Tamae
The Great Wall (1962)
as Chiang-nu
Punishment Room (1956)
as Akiko Aochi
Afraid to Die (1960)
as Yoshie Koizumi
The Third Will (1963)
as Fumino Hamada
The Most Valuable Wife (1959)
as Kyoko Nonomiya
Bonchi (1960)
as Ponta
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
A Geisha's Diary (1961)
as Koen
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
as Okane
Anchin and Kiyohime (1960)
as Kiyohime
Mother (1958)
as Miss Mochizuki
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
as Kae
Blood End (1969)
as Otsuta
The Blue Sky Maiden (1957)
as Yûko Ono
Firefly Light (1958)
as Oryo
Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962)
as Satsuko
A Woman's Testament (1960)
Actor
The House of Wooden Blocks (1968)
Actor
Shroud of Snow (1967)
as Taeko Sayama
Elegant Beast (1962)
as Yukie Mitani
Two Wives (1967)
Actor
Girls Born in August (1963)
Actor
Stolen Pleasure (1962)
as Masuko
Bridge of Japan (1956)
as Ochise
The Phantom Horse (1955)
as Yuki Shiraishi
The Time of Reckoning (1968)
Actor
She Came For Love (1963)
as Toshiko Ikuta
Thousand Cranes (1969)
as Mrs. Ota
Love and Greed (1964)
as Namiko Kawashiro
The Radiant Prince (1961)
as Aoi no ue
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
as Yodogimi
The Story of a Blind Woman (1965)
Actor
The Saga of Tanegashima (1968)
as Wakasa
While Yet a Wife (1965)
Actor
Daiei Studio is Bustling (1957)
Actor
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)
as Yūko
Spartan Education (1970)
Actor
Nami kage (1965)
as Hinachiyo
Marriageable Age (1961)
Actor
Ripe and Marriageable (1959)
as Shinobu Takaniwa
Enchanted Princess (1959)
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
When the Cookie Crumbles (1967)
Actor
A Grain of Wheat (1958)
as Numata Ichiko
Beauty the Enemy (1959)
as Keiko Yoshino
A Wife Confesses (1961)
as Ayako Takigawa
A Night to Remember (1962)
Actor
The Frolic of the Beasts (1964)
Actor
A Design for Dying (1961)
Actor
Les Mesdemoiselles (1961)
as Kasumi Fujisawa
Red Love, Green Love (1962)
as Yukiko Oda
Bury Me Deep (1963)
as Mrs. Senzu
Maboroshi no Satsui (1971)
Actor
Modae (1964)
Actor
Lady Chatterley of Japan (1953)
as Sakiko Takashima
The Ginza Three Boys (1961)
as Chikami Akiyama
Closing Time (1962)
as Kimiko Matsuno
Love River (1958)
Actor
Freezing Point (1966)
as Natsue
Tokyo Eyes (1958)
Actor
The False Student (1960)
as Mutsuko Takagi
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo (1962)
Actor
Goodbye, Hello (1959)
as Kazuko Aota
Shojo jutai (1966)
as Aiko Takano
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree (1959)
Actor
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (1955)
as Yumiko Kiryû
The Messenger from the Moon (1954)
as Yoko Kotani
A Certain Woman (1954)
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
Asakusa at Night (1954)
as Namie Takashima
Triangle Moods (1961)
as Mariko Naoe
The Judo Champ (1958)
Actor
A Rainbow at Every Turn (1956)
Actor
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege (1964)
as Yodogimi
The Cast-Off (1959)
as Takako Sanada
The Betrothed (1957)
Actor
Victory and Defeat (1960)
as Shizuko Abe
Izakaya Moheji 4 (2015)
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Wild Geese (1966)
as Otama
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
as Self
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi (1958)
Actor
Victory or Defeat (1954)
Actor
Vagabonds from Badgerville (1961)
as Tayori
The Ladder of Success (1958)
Actor
Onna no Natsu (1975)
Actor
Zoku jūdai no seiten (1953)
Actor
Musume no boken (1958)
Actor
Tears (1956)
Actor
Izakaya Moheji 2 (2013)
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
One Day at Summer's End (1968)
as Mariko Nozaki
Love of the Princess (1957)
as Kazunomiya
Hot Spring Doctress (1964)
as Isao Shiozuki
Farewell Song (1955)
Actor
Jūdai no yūwaku (1953)
Actor
Maiko monogatari (1954)
Actor
A Nice Guy (1960)
Actor
A Public Benefactor (1964)
as Mitsuko Fukumura
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten (1953)
Actor
The Gaijin (1959)
Actor
Jirocho Fuji (1959)
as Okiku
I'll Cry Alone (1965)
Actor
The Forest of No Escape (1965)
Actor
The Virgin Witness (1966)
as Chiei, Nun
The Rockabilly Lady (1960)
as Mie Yashiro
Kokoro no nichigetsu (1954)
Actor
Onna no Kyūka (1974)
Actor
Their Legacy (1962)
Actor
Shi no machi wo nogarete (1952)
as Setsuko Minami
Tokimeki no Gogo (1985)
Actor
Jūdai no seiten (1953)
Actor
Onna no Katei (1977)
Actor
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa (1956)
Actor
Asu wa Nichiyōbi (1952)
Actor
母子鶴 (1952)
as Eiko
Evening Calm (1957)
Actor
Night Trap (1967)
as Aiko Manabe
Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956)
as Yuri Mamiya
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream (1956)
Actor
Cascading White Threads (1956)
Actor
Farewell, Innocence (1955)
as Mizosawa Reiko
Himitsu (1952)
Actor
Bojô no kawa (1957)
Actor
Tama wa kudakezu (1955)
Actor
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo (1952)
Actor