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