Ayako Wakao
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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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Acted in
Izakaya Moheji 4
2015
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Izakaya Moheji 2
2013
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Ohisama
2011
as Yoko Sudo (present day)
Spring Snow
2005
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
as Yoshiko Tokugawa
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Bistro Guest
The Tale of Genji
1991
Takeda Shingen
1988
as Oi Fujin
Takeda Shingen
1988
Princess from the Moon
1987
as Tayoshime
ときめきの午後
1985
Meiso chizu
1983
as Ayako Teranishi
Onna no Katei
1977
Onna no Natsu
1975
女の夏
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
Genroku Taiheiki
1975
as Someko
Onna no Kyūka
1974
女の家庭
1974
Shin Heike Monogatari
1972
as Tokiwa Gozen
幻の殺意
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as Yūko
Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
as Umeno
Blood End
1969
as Otsuta
Thousand Cranes
1969
as Mrs. Ota
One Day at Summer's End
1968
as Mariko Nozaki
The House of Wooden Blocks
1968
The Time of Reckoning
1968
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
as Wakasa
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Kae
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967
Two Wives
1967
Shroud of Snow
1967
as Taeko Sayama
Red Angel
1966
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
Wild Geese
1966
as Otama
The Freezing Point
1966
as Natsue
The Virgin Witness
1966
as Chiei, Nun
Irezumi
1966
as Otsuya
Strange Triangle
1965
Seisaku's Wife
1965
as Okane
Nami kage
1965
as Hinachiyo
The Forest of No Escape
1965
妻の日の愛のかたみに
1965
Modae
1964
Manji
1964
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
as Yodogimi
Kemono no tawamure
1964
A Public Benefactor
1964
as Mitsuko Fukumura
Love and Greed
1964
as Namiko Kawashiro
Hot Spring Doctress
1964
as Isao Shiozuki
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
as Yodogimi
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963
as Tamae
She Came For Love
1963
as Toshiko Ikuta
Bury Me Deep
1963
as Mrs. Senzu
The Third Will
1963
as Fumino Hamada
Girls Born in August
1963
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Namiji
Elegant Beast
1962
as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
The Great Wall
1962
as Chiang-nu
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962
as Satsuko
Hiroshima Heartache
1962
Red Love, Green Love
1962
as Yukiko Oda
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Closing Time
1962
as Kimiko Matsuno
Stolen Pleasure
1962
as Masuko
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Satoko Kirihara
Their Legacy
1962
A Wife Confesses
1961
as Ayako Takigawa
The Radiant Prince
1961
as Aoi no ue
A Geisha's Diary
1961
as Koen
A Design for Dying
1961
Triangle Moods
1961
as Mariko Naoe
A Lustful Man
1961
as Yuugiridayuu
Les Mesdemoiselles
1961
as Kasumi Fujisawa
Marriageable Age
1961
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
as Tayori
The Ginza Three Boys
1961
as Chikami Akiyama
The False Student
1960
as Mutsuko Takagi
The Priest and the Beauty
1960
as Kiyohime
Victory and Defeat
1960
as Shizuko Abe
Bonchi
1960
as Ponta
Afraid to Die
1960
as Yoshie Koizumi
The Rockabilly Lady
1960
as Mie Yashiro
A Woman's Testament
1960
Enchanted Princess
1959
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Floating Weeds
1959
as Kayo
Beauty the Enemy
1959
as Keiko Yoshino
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Okiku
The Cast-Off
1959
The Gaijin
1959
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
as Kyoko Nonomiya
Goodbye, Hello
1959
as Kazuko Aota
Musume no boken
1958
A Grain of Wheat
1958
as Numata Ichiko
The Ladder of Success
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
Firefly Light
1958
as Oryo
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Yûko Ono
The Betrothed
1957
Evening Calm
1957
Love of the Princess
1957
as Kazunomiya
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Yuri Mamiya
Bridge of Japan
1956
as Ochise
Tears
1956
滝の白糸
1956
Punishment Room
1956
as Akiko Aochi
Street of Shame
1956
as Yasumi
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
The Phantom Horse
1955
as Yuki Shiraishi
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
as Yumiko Kiryû
Farewell Song
1955
The Messenger from the Moon
1954
as Yoko Kotani
浅草の夜
1954
as Namie Takashima
A Certain Woman
1954
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953
続々十代の性典
1953
A Geisha
1953
as Eiko
Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953
Lady Chatterley of Japan
1953
as Sakiko Takashima
Jûdai no seiten
1953
母子鶴
1952
as Eiko
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952
as Setsuko Minami
