Ayako Wakao
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 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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Movies (168)
Izakaya Moheji 4
2015 · Kihara Shino [New customer]
Izakaya Moheji 2
2013 · Kihara Shino [New customer]
Spring Snow
2005
Princess from the Moon
1987 · Tayoshime
Tokimeki no Gogo
1985
Onna no Katei
1977
Onna no Natsu
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975 · Self
Onna no Kyūka
1974
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971 · 明石夕子
Spartan Education
1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970 · Umeno
Blood End
1969 · Otsuta
Thousand Cranes
1969 · Mrs. Ota
One Day at Summer's End
1968 · Mariko Nozaki
The House of Wooden Blocks
1968
The Time of Reckoning
1968 · Machiko Yonekura
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968 · Wakasa
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967 · Kae
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967
Two Wives
1967
Night Trap
1967 · Aiko Manabe
Shroud of Snow
1967 · Taeko Sayama
Shojo jutai
1966 · Aiko Takano
Red Angel
1966 · Nurse Sakura Nishi
Wild Geese
1966 · Otama
Freezing Point
1966 · Natsue
The Virgin Witness
1966 · Chiei, Nun
Irezumi
1966 · Otsuya
While Yet a Wife
1965
Strange Triangle
1965
Seisaku's Wife
1965 · Okane
I'll Cry Alone
1965
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965
Nami kage
1965 · Hinachiyo
The Forest of No Escape
1965
Modae
1964
Manji
1964 · Mitsuko Tokumitsu
The Frolic of the Beasts
1964
A Public Benefactor
1964 · Mitsuko Fukumura
Love and Greed
1964 · Namiko Kawashiro
Hot Spring Doctress
1964 · Isao Shiozuki
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963 · Yodogimi
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963 · Tamae
She Came For Love
1963 · Toshiko Ikuta
Bury Me Deep
1963 · Mrs. Senzu
The Third Will
1963 · Fumino Hamada
Girls Born in August
1963
An Actor's Revenge
1963 · Namiji
Elegant Beast
1962 · Yukie Mitani
The Great Wall
1962 · Meng Jiangnü
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962 · Satsuko
A Night to Remember
1962
Red Love, Green Love
1962 · Yukiko Oda
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Closing Time
1962 · Kimiko Matsuno
Stolen Pleasure
1962 · Masuko
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962 · Satoko Kirihara
Their Legacy
1962
A Wife Confesses
1961 · Ayako Takigawa
The Radiant Prince
1961 · Aoi no ue
Ginza no bonbon
1961
A Geisha's Diary
1961 · Koen
A Design for Dying
1961 · Rinko Tsugawa
Triangle Moods
1961 · Mariko Naoe
A Lustful Man
1961 · Yuugiridayuu
Les Mesdemoiselles
1961 · Kasumi Fujisawa
Marriageable Age
1961
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961 · Tayori
The Ginza Three Boys
1961 · Chikami Akiyama
Chinkasai
1960
The False Student
1960 · Mutsuko Takagi
Anchin and Kiyohime
1960 · Kiyohime
A Nice Guy
1960
Victory and Defeat
1960 · Shizuko Abe
Bonchi
1960 · Ponta
Afraid to Die
1960 · Yoshie Koizumi
The Rockabilly Lady
1960 · Mie Yashiro
A Woman's Testament
1960
Enchanted Princess
1959 · Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Floating Weeds
1959 · Kayo
Ripe and Marriageable
1959 · Shinobu Takaniwa
Beauty the Enemy
1959 · Keiko Yoshino
Various Flowers
1959
Jirocho Fuji
1959 · Okiku
The Cast-Off
1959 · Takako Sanada
The Gaijin
1959
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
1959
The Most Valuable Wife
1959 · Kyoko Nonomiya
Goodbye, Hello
1959 · Kazuko Aota
Musume no boken
1958
The Ladder of Success
1958
A Grain of Wheat
1958 · Numata Ichiko
The Judo Champ
1958
My Son's Revolt
1958
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
1958
Love River
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 · Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
Firefly Light
1958 · Oryo
Mother
1958 · Miss Mochizuki
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
Tokyo Eyes
1958
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957 · Yuko Ono
Escape from Temptation
1957
Tsuma koso waga inochi
1957
The Betrothed
1957
Evening Calm
1957
Love of the Princess
1957 · Kazunomiya
Bojô no kawa
1957
Zoku ginga no miyako
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Ginga no miyako
1957
I Love You
1956
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956 · Yuri Mamiya
Bridge of Japan
1956 · Ochise
Tears
1956
Studio wa ōsawagi
1956
Asashio yushio
1956
Cascading White Threads
1956
Punishment Room
1956 · Akiko Aochi
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
1956
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
1956
Street of Shame
1956 · Yasumi
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
The Bride Carries On
1956
Hanayome no tameiki
1956
Bara no kōdōkan
1956
Where Might is Right
1955
Shichinin no ani imōto
1955
Tama wa kudakezu
1955
Nagasaki no yoru
1955
The Phantom Horse
1955 · Yuki Shiraishi
Inhibited Love
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955 · Yumiko Kiryû
Farewell, Innocence
1955 · Mizosawa Reiko
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
1955
Farewell Song
1955
Victory or Defeat
1954
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
1954
The Messenger from the Moon
1954 · Yoko Kotani
Green Friends
1954
Asakusa at Night
1954 · Namie Takashima
Yearning
1954
Maiko monogatari
1954
Yoidore nitōryū
1954
A Certain Woman
1954 · Aiko, Yoko's sister
Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953
Outlaw
1953
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
Shunsetsu no mon
1953
A Geisha
1953 · Eiko
Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953
Lady Chatterley of Japan
1953 · Sakiko Takashima
Okore Sanpei
1953
Jūdai no seiten
1953
Kanojo no tokudane
1952
Machi no kotengu
1952
Her Secret
1952
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
1952
Hahakozuru
1952 · Eiko
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952
Escape from the City of Death
1952 · Setsuko Minami
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
1952
Eternal Song of Nagasaki
1952
