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Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Actor Nov 8 (age 92) Tokyo, Japan 1952–2015 (63 year career)
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Biography

Ayako Wakao (若尾文子, born 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…

Known For

Floating Weeds
Film

Floating Weeds

Kayo
Street of Shame
Film

Street of Shame

Yasumi
Red Angel
Film

Red Angel

Nurse Sakura Nishi
A Geisha
Film

A Geisha

Eiko
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Film

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Umeno
An Actor's Revenge
Film

An Actor's Revenge

Namiji
Irezumi
Film

Irezumi

Otsuya
Manji
Film

Manji

Mitsuko Tokumitsu

Filmography

Acting (176)

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Movies (165)

Izakaya Moheji 4

Izakaya Moheji 4

2015

as Kihara Shino [New customer]

Izakaya Moheji 2

Izakaya Moheji 2

2013

as Kihara Shino [New customer]

Spring Snow

Spring Snow

2005
5.3
Princess from the Moon

Princess from the Moon

1987

as Tayoshime

6.4
Tokimeki no Gogo

Tokimeki no Gogo

1985
Onna no Katei

Onna no Katei

1977
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975

as Self

7.2
Onna no Natsu

Onna no Natsu

1975
Onna no Kyūka

Onna no Kyūka

1974
Tora-san's Shattered Romance

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

1971

as Yūko

7.7
Maboroshi no Satsui

Maboroshi no Satsui

1971
Spartan Education

Spartan Education

1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

as Umeno

6.8
Blood End

Blood End

1969

as Otsuta

6.3
Thousand Cranes

Thousand Cranes

1969

as Mrs. Ota

8.2
The Time of Reckoning

The Time of Reckoning

1968
7.5
One Day at Summer's End

One Day at Summer's End

1968

as Mariko Nozaki

6.5
The House of Wooden Blocks

The House of Wooden Blocks

1968
6.7
The Saga of Tanegashima

The Saga of Tanegashima

1968

as Wakasa

5.5
When the Cookie Crumbles

When the Cookie Crumbles

1967
6.0
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

1967

as Kae

6.6
Two Wives

Two Wives

1967
7.3
Shroud of Snow

Shroud of Snow

1967

as Taeko Sayama

7.8
Irezumi

Irezumi

1966

as Otsuya

6.8
Red Angel

Red Angel

1966

as Nurse Sakura Nishi

7.7
Shojo jutai

Shojo jutai

1966

as Aiko Takano

9.0
Wild Geese

Wild Geese

1966

as Otama

6.7
Freezing Point

Freezing Point

1966

as Natsue

7.2
The Virgin Witness

The Virgin Witness

1966

as Chiei, Nun

7.5
Seisaku's Wife

Seisaku's Wife

1965

as Okane

7.3
Strange Triangle

Strange Triangle

1965
7.3
The Story of a Blind Woman

The Story of a Blind Woman

1965
5.0
Nami kage

Nami kage

1965

as Hinachiyo

8.0
While Yet a Wife

While Yet a Wife

1965
7.0
The Forest of No Escape

The Forest of No Escape

1965
9.0
I'll Cry Alone

I'll Cry Alone

1965
Manji

Manji

1964

as Mitsuko Tokumitsu

6.5
Hot Spring Doctress

Hot Spring Doctress

1964

as Isao Shiozuki

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

1964

as Yodogimi

6.2
Love and Greed

Love and Greed

1964

as Namiko Kawashiro

7.8
The Frolic of the Beasts

The Frolic of the Beasts

1964
9.0
A Public Benefactor

A Public Benefactor

1964

as Mitsuko Fukumura

7.0
Modae

Modae

1964
7.0
Girls Born in August

Girls Born in August

1963
Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

1963

as Tamae

7.8
The Third Will

The Third Will

1963

as Fumino Hamada

7.7
An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

1963

as Namiji

6.6
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

1963

as Yodogimi

6.9
Bury Me Deep

Bury Me Deep

1963

as Mrs. Senzu

8.0
She Came For Love

She Came For Love

1963

as Toshiko Ikuta

9.0
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1962
7.5
Elegant Beast

Elegant Beast

1962

as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant

7.3
The Great Wall

The Great Wall

1962

as Chiang-nu

7.0
The Temple of Wild Geese

The Temple of Wild Geese

1962

as Satoko Kirihara

6.5
Their Legacy

Their Legacy

1962
10.0
Red Love, Green Love

Red Love, Green Love

1962

as Yukiko Oda

Closing Time

Closing Time

1962

as Kimiko Matsuno

7.0
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

1962
Diary of a Mad Old Man

Diary of a Mad Old Man

1962

as Satsuko

6.7
Stolen Pleasure

Stolen Pleasure

1962

as Masuko

7.2
A Wife Confesses

A Wife Confesses

1961

as Ayako Takigawa

6.7
The Radiant Prince

The Radiant Prince

1961

as Aoi no ue

7.0
Marriageable Age

Marriageable Age

1961
7.0
A Geisha's Diary

A Geisha's Diary

1961

as Koen

7.5
The Ginza Three Boys

The Ginza Three Boys

1961

as Chikami Akiyama

A Design for Dying

A Design for Dying

1961
6.5
Triangle Moods

Triangle Moods

1961

as Mariko Naoe

A Lustful Man

A Lustful Man

1961

as Yuugiridayuu

5.6
Vagabonds from Badgerville

Vagabonds from Badgerville

1961

as Tayori

7.0
Les Mesdemoiselles

Les Mesdemoiselles

1961

as Kasumi Fujisawa

6.5
Afraid to Die

Afraid to Die

1960

as Yoshie Koizumi

6.3
The False Student

The False Student

1960

as Mutsuko Takagi

6.7
Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat

1960

as Shizuko Abe

8.0
Bonchi

Bonchi

1960

as Ponta

7.0
The Rockabilly Lady

The Rockabilly Lady

1960

as Mie Yashiro

9.0
A Woman's Testament

A Woman's Testament

1960
6.4
Anchin and Kiyohime

Anchin and Kiyohime

1960

as Kiyohime

4.8
A Nice Guy

A Nice Guy

1960
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

1959

as Kayo

7.5
The Most Valuable Wife

The Most Valuable Wife

1959

as Kyoko Nonomiya

8.0
Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello

1959

as Kazuko Aota

7.5
Enchanted Princess

Enchanted Princess

1959

as Princess Kinuta / Okuro

6.5
Beauty the Enemy

Beauty the Enemy

1959

as Keiko Yoshino

7.5
The Cast-Off

The Cast-Off

1959

as Takako Sanada

8.0
The Gaijin

The Gaijin

1959
7.0
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

1959
8.0
Ripe and Marriageable

Ripe and Marriageable

1959

as Shinobu Takaniwa

10.0
Various Flowers

Various Flowers

1959
Jirocho Fuji

Jirocho Fuji

1959

as Okiku

6.8
Tokyo Eyes

Tokyo Eyes

1958
A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

1958

as Numata Ichiko

The Ladder of Success

The Ladder of Success

1958
6.5
The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter

6.2
Mother

Mother

1958

as Miss Mochizuki

The Judo Champ

The Judo Champ

1958
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

1958
Firefly Light

Firefly Light

1958

as Oryo

9.0
Musume no boken

Musume no boken

1958
Love River

Love River

1958
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori

Kuchibue o fuku wataridori

1958
My Son's Revolt

My Son's Revolt

1958
The Blue Sky Maiden

The Blue Sky Maiden

1957

as Yûko Ono

7.1
Love of the Princess

Love of the Princess

1957

as Kazunomiya

8.0
Evening Calm

Evening Calm

1957
9.0
Daiei Studio is Bustling

Daiei Studio is Bustling

1957
Bojô no kawa

Bojô no kawa

1957
The Betrothed

The Betrothed

1957
Ginga no miyako

Ginga no miyako

1957
Zoku ginga no miyako

Zoku ginga no miyako

1957
Tsuma koso waga inochi

Tsuma koso waga inochi

1957
Escape from Temptation

Escape from Temptation

1957
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956

as Yasumi

7.7
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

1956
Punishment Room

Punishment Room

1956

as Akiko Aochi

6.9
Yonjū-hassai no teikō

Yonjū-hassai no teikō

1956
Cascading White Threads

Cascading White Threads

1956
Hanayome no tameiki

Hanayome no tameiki

1956
A Rainbow at Every Turn

A Rainbow at Every Turn

1956
Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan

1956

as Ochise

7.8
Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

1956

as Yuri Mamiya

7.0
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

1956
Tears

Tears

1956
Bara no kōdōkan

Bara no kōdōkan

1956
Asashio yushio

Asashio yushio

1956
The Bride Carries On

The Bride Carries On

1956
Studio wa ōsawagi

Studio wa ōsawagi

1956
I Love You

I Love You

1956
Farewell, Innocence

Farewell, Innocence

1955

as Mizosawa Reiko

Tama wa kudakezu

Tama wa kudakezu

1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1955

as Yumiko Kiryû

10.0
Farewell Song

Farewell Song

1955
10.0
The Phantom Horse

The Phantom Horse

1955

as Yuki Shiraishi

6.5
Shichinin no ani imōto

Shichinin no ani imōto

1955
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness

A Girl Who Delivers Happiness

1955
Inhibited Love

Inhibited Love

1955
Nagasaki no yoru

Nagasaki no yoru

1955
Where Might is Right

Where Might is Right

1955
Asakusa at Night

Asakusa at Night

1954

as Namie Takashima

7.0
Maiko monogatari

Maiko monogatari

1954
The Messenger from the Moon

The Messenger from the Moon

1954

as Yoko Kotani

Victory or Defeat

Victory or Defeat

1954
A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman

1954

as Aiko, Yoko's sister

Kokoro no nichigetsu

Kokoro no nichigetsu

1954
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle

The Moon Over the Ruined Castle

1954
Yoidore nitōryū

Yoidore nitōryū

1954
Yearning

Yearning

1954
Midori no nakama

Midori no nakama

1954
Lady Chatterley of Japan

Lady Chatterley of Japan

1953

as Sakiko Takashima

4.0
A Geisha

A Geisha

1953

as Eiko

7.5
Zoku jūdai no seiten

Zoku jūdai no seiten

1953
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

1953
Jūdai no seiten

Jūdai no seiten

1953
7.0
Jūdai no yūwaku

Jūdai no yūwaku

1953
Outlaw

Outlaw

1953
Shunsetsu no mon

Shunsetsu no mon

1953
Hahakozuru

Hahakozuru

1952

as Eiko

Her Secret

Her Secret

1952
8.0
Asu wa Nichiyōbi

Asu wa Nichiyōbi

1952
Escape from the City of Death

Escape from the City of Death

1952

as Setsuko Minami

8.0
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

1952
Eternal Song of Nagasaki

Eternal Song of Nagasaki

1952
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi

Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi

1952
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi

Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi

1952
Machi no kotengu

Machi no kotengu

1952
Kanojo no tokudane

Kanojo no tokudane

1952