Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

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

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Biography

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 co…

Known For

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

Kayo

Street of Shame

Street of Shame

Yasumi

Red Angel

Red Angel

Nurse Sakura Nishi

A Geisha

A Geisha

Eiko

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Umeno

An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

Namiji

Irezumi

Irezumi

Otsuya

Manji

Manji

Mitsuko Tokumitsu

Filmography

Acting (144)

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Movies (133)

Izakaya Moheji 4

Izakaya Moheji 4

as Kihara Shino [New customer]

Izakaya Moheji 2

Izakaya Moheji 2

as Kihara Shino [New customer]

Spring Snow

Spring Snow

Princess from the Moon

Princess from the Moon

as Tayoshime

Tokimeki no Gogo

Onna no Katei

Onna no Katei

Onna no Natsu

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

as Self

Onna no Kyūka

Onna no Kyūka

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

as Yūko

Maboroshi no Satsui

Maboroshi no Satsui

Spartan Education

Spartan Education

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Umeno

Blood End

Blood End

as Otsuta

Thousand Cranes

Thousand Cranes

as Mrs. Ota

One Day at Summer's End

One Day at Summer's End

as Mariko Nozaki

The House of Wooden Blocks

The House of Wooden Blocks

The Saga of Tanegashima

The Saga of Tanegashima

as Wakasa

The Time of Reckoning

The Time of Reckoning

When the Cookie Crumbles

When the Cookie Crumbles

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

as Kae

Shroud of Snow

Shroud of Snow

as Taeko Sayama

Two Wives

Two Wives

Irezumi

Irezumi

as Otsuya

Red Angel

Red Angel

as Nurse Sakura Nishi

Wild Geese

Wild Geese

as Otama

The Freezing Point

The Freezing Point

as Natsue

Shojo jutai

Shojo jutai

as Aiko Takano

The Virgin Witness

The Virgin Witness

as Chiei, Nun

Seisaku's Wife

Seisaku's Wife

as Okane

While Yet a Wife

While Yet a Wife

Strange Triangle

Strange Triangle

The Forest of No Escape

The Forest of No Escape

The Story of a Blind Woman

The Story of a Blind Woman

Nami kage

Nami kage

as Hinachiyo

I'll Cry Alone

I'll Cry Alone

Hot Spring Doctress

Hot Spring Doctress

as Isao Shiozuki

A Public Benefactor

A Public Benefactor

as Mitsuko Fukumura

Manji

Manji

as Mitsuko Tokumitsu

Love and Greed

Love and Greed

as Namiko Kawashiro

Modae

Modae

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

as Yodogimi

The Frolic of the Beasts

The Frolic of the Beasts

She Came For Love

She Came For Love

as Toshiko Ikuta

Girls Born in August

Girls Born in August

An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

as Namiji

Bury Me Deep

Bury Me Deep

as Mrs. Senzu

The Third Will

The Third Will

as Fumino Hamada

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

as Yodogimi

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

as Tamae

Elegant Beast

Elegant Beast

as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

Closing Time

Closing Time

as Kimiko Matsuno

Red Love, Green Love

Red Love, Green Love

as Yukiko Oda

Stolen Pleasure

Stolen Pleasure

as Masuko

Diary of a Mad Old Man

Diary of a Mad Old Man

as Satsuko

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

as Chiang-nu

Their Legacy

Their Legacy

The Temple of Wild Geese

The Temple of Wild Geese

as Satoko Kirihara

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

A Geisha's Diary

A Geisha's Diary

as Koen

Triangle Moods

Triangle Moods

as Mariko Naoe

A Wife Confesses

A Wife Confesses

as Ayako Takigawa

Les Mesdemoiselles

Les Mesdemoiselles

as Kasumi Fujisawa

A Design for Dying

A Design for Dying

A Lustful Man

A Lustful Man

as Yuugiridayuu

The Radiant Prince

The Radiant Prince

as Aoi no ue

The Ginza Three Boys

The Ginza Three Boys

as Chikami Akiyama

Vagabonds from Badgerville

Vagabonds from Badgerville

as Tayori

Marriageable Age

Marriageable Age

The Rockabilly Lady

The Rockabilly Lady

as Mie Yashiro

The False Student

The False Student

as Mutsuko Takagi

Afraid to Die

Afraid to Die

as Yoshie Koizumi

Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat

as Shizuko Abe

A Woman's Testament

A Woman's Testament

Anchin and Kiyohime

Anchin and Kiyohime

as Kiyohime

Bonchi

Bonchi

as Ponta

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

as Kayo

Beauty the Enemy

Beauty the Enemy

as Keiko Yoshino

Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello

as Kazuko Aota

Ripe and Marriageable

Ripe and Marriageable

as Shinobu Takaniwa

The Gaijin

The Gaijin

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

The Cast-Off

The Cast-Off

as Takako Sanada

Enchanted Princess

Enchanted Princess

as Princess Kinuta / Okuro

The Most Valuable Wife

The Most Valuable Wife

as Kyoko Nonomiya

Jirocho Fuji

Jirocho Fuji

as Okiku

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

Tokyo Eyes

Tokyo Eyes

Firefly Light

Firefly Light

as Oryo

A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

as Numata Ichiko

The Judo Champ

The Judo Champ

The Ladder of Success

The Ladder of Success

Mother

Mother

as Miss Mochizuki

Musume no boken

Musume no boken

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter

Love River

Love River

The Blue Sky Maiden

The Blue Sky Maiden

as Yûko Ono

Bojô no kawa

Bojô no kawa

Daiei Studio is Bustling

Daiei Studio is Bustling

Love of the Princess

Love of the Princess

as Kazunomiya

The Betrothed

The Betrothed

Evening Calm

Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

Cascading White Threads

Cascading White Threads

Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan

as Ochise

A Rainbow at Every Turn

A Rainbow at Every Turn

Street of Shame

Street of Shame

as Yasumi

Punishment Room

Punishment Room

as Akiko Aochi

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

as Yuri Mamiya

Tears

Tears

Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

Farewell, Innocence

Farewell, Innocence

as Mizosawa Reiko

Farewell Song

Tama wa kudakezu

Tama wa kudakezu

The Phantom Horse

The Phantom Horse

as Yuki Shiraishi

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

as Yumiko Kiryû

Victory or Defeat

Victory or Defeat

Maiko monogatari

Maiko monogatari

Kokoro no nichigetsu

Kokoro no nichigetsu

The Messenger from the Moon

The Messenger from the Moon

as Yoko Kotani

Asakusa at Night

Asakusa at Night

as Namie Takashima

A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman

as Aiko, Yoko's sister

Jūdai no seiten

Jūdai no seiten

Jūdai no yūwaku

Jūdai no yūwaku

Zoku jūdai no seiten

Zoku jūdai no seiten

Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

Lady Chatterley of Japan

Lady Chatterley of Japan

as Sakiko Takashima

A Geisha

A Geisha

as Eiko

Shi no machi wo nogarete

Shi no machi wo nogarete

as Setsuko Minami

Asu wa Nichiyōbi

Asu wa Nichiyōbi

母子鶴

母子鶴

as Eiko

Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

Television (11)

Ohisama

Ohisama

as Yoko Sudo (present day)

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

as Yoshiko Tokugawa

SMAP×SMAP

SMAP×SMAP

as Bistro Guest

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

as Oi Fujin

ときめきの午後

Genroku Taiheiki

Genroku Taiheiki

as Someko

女の夏

女の家庭

Shin Heike Monogatari

Shin Heike Monogatari

as Tokiwa Gozen

愛と愛

愛と愛