Ayako Wakao
Known for Acting · 150 credits
- Born
- 1933-11-08 (age 92)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Аяко Вакао · آیاکو واکائو
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 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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Known For
TV Shows (11)
Movies (139)
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
Their Legacy
1962
母子鶴
1952
as Eiko
The Betrothed
1957
Red Angel
1966
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
Manji
1964
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Floating Weeds
1959
as Kayo
Irezumi
1966
as Otsuya
A Nice Guy
1960
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Namiji
A Geisha
1953
as Eiko
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
as Umeno
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Okiku
Princess from the Moon
1987
as Tayoshime
Spring Snow
2005
One Day at Summer's End
1968
as Mariko Nozaki
Elegant Beast
1962
as Yukie Mitani
Himitsu
1952
A Lustful Man
1961
as Yuugiridayuu
Seisaku's Wife
1965
as Okane
Night Trap
1967
as Aiko Manabe
Evening Calm
1957
The Great Wall
1962
as Chiang-nu
The Virgin Witness
1966
as Chiei, Nun
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962
as Satsuko
A Wife Confesses
1961
as Ayako Takigawa
Blood End
1969
as Otsuta
Tears
1956
Street of Shame
1956
as Yasumi
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
as Kyoko Nonomiya
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965
Punishment Room
1956
as Akiko Aochi
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
A Geisha's Diary
1961
as Koen
Bonchi
1960
as Ponta
Mother
1958
as Miss Mochizuki
Freezing Point
1966
as Natsue
Wild Geese
1966
as Otama
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as Yūko
The House of Wooden Blocks
1968
The Forest of No Escape
1965
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Yûko Ono
Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954
Enchanted Princess
1959
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
The False Student
1960
as Mutsuko Takagi
The Phantom Horse
1955
as Yuki Shiraishi
Nami kage
1965
as Hinachiyo
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Satoko Kirihara
The Time of Reckoning
1968
as Machiko Yonekura
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963
as Tamae
The Judo Champ
1958
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
1956
Afraid to Die
1960
as Yoshie Koizumi
Shojo jutai
1966
as Aiko Takano
Maiko monogatari
1954
Love and Greed
1964
as Namiko Kawashiro
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Kae
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
as Yodogimi
A Night to Remember
1962
Tokyo Eyes
1958
Strange Triangle
1965
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
as Wakasa
Anchin and Kiyohime
1960
as Kiyohime
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
1955
A Woman's Testament
1960
Modae
1964
Firefly Light
1958
as Oryo
Asakusa at Night
1954
as Namie Takashima
Goodbye, Hello
1959
as Kazuko Aota
Ripe and Marriageable
1959
as Shinobu Takaniwa
Thousand Cranes
1969
as Mrs. Ota
Two Wives
1967
The Radiant Prince
1961
as Aoi no ue
A Certain Woman
1954
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
Izakaya Moheji 4
2015
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
as Yodogimi
Farewell, Innocence
1955
as Mizosawa Reiko
Lady Chatterley of Japan
1953
as Sakiko Takashima
Hot Spring Doctress
1964
as Isao Shiozuki
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967
The Third Will
1963
as Fumino Hamada
The Ladder of Success
1958
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952
as Setsuko Minami
Marriageable Age
1961
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
I'll Cry Alone
1965
Shroud of Snow
1967
as Taeko Sayama
Beauty the Enemy
1959
as Keiko Yoshino
A Public Benefactor
1964
as Mitsuko Fukumura
Stolen Pleasure
1962
as Masuko
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
as Yumiko Kiryû
Bridge of Japan
1956
as Ochise
Cascading White Threads
1956
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
as Tayori
A Grain of Wheat
1958
as Numata Ichiko
Izakaya Moheji 2
2013
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
The Gaijin
1959
While Yet a Wife
1965
Bojô no kawa
1957
Red Love, Green Love
1962
as Yukiko Oda
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Yuri Mamiya
Victory or Defeat
1954
Girls Born in August
1963
Asashio yushio
1956
Love River
1958
The Ginza Three Boys
1961
as Chikami Akiyama
Musume no boken
1958
She Came For Love
1963
as Toshiko Ikuta
Tokimeki no Gogo
1985
Tama wa kudakezu
1955
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
1956
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
1959
Triangle Moods
1961
as Mariko Naoe
Onna no Katei
1977
The Messenger from the Moon
1954
as Yoko Kotani
The Rockabilly Lady
1960
as Mie Yashiro
About Ayako Wakao
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 K… With 150 credits spanning from 1952 to 2015, Ayako Wakao has appeared in 139 films and 11 TV shows.
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- Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) — as Self
- Maboroshi no Satsui (1971)
- Their Legacy (1962)
- 母子鶴 (1952) — as Eiko
- The Betrothed (1957)
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