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Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Actor · Born 1933-11-08 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ayako Wakao, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Floating Weeds (1959) — Kayo
  2. Street of Shame (1956) — Yasumi
  3. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) — Umeno
  4. An Actor's Revenge (1963) — Namiji
  5. Red Angel (1966) — Nurse Sakura Nishi
  6. A Geisha (1953) — Eiko
  7. Irezumi (1966) — Otsuya
  8. Manji (1964) — Mitsuko Tokumitsu
  9. A Wife Confesses (1961) — Ayako Takigawa
  10. Princess from the Moon (1987) — Tayoshime
  11. Seisaku's Wife (1965) — Okane
  12. The Blue Sky Maiden (1957) — Yûko Ono
  13. Elegant Beast (1962) — Yukie Mitani
  14. The Temple of Wild Geese (1962) — Satoko Kirihara
  15. Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) — Self
  16. Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege (1964) — Yodogimi
  17. Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963) — Yodogimi
  18. Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) — Tamae
  19. A Geisha's Diary (1961) — Koen
  20. The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967) — Kae
  21. Afraid to Die (1960) — Yoshie Koizumi
  22. The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) — Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
  23. A Lustful Man (1961) — Yuugiridayuu
  24. The False Student (1960) — Mutsuko Takagi
  25. Punishment Room (1956) — Akiko Aochi
  26. Two Wives (1967)
  27. A Woman's Testament (1960)
  28. Blood End (1969) — Otsuta
  29. Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971) — Yūko
  30. Enchanted Princess (1959) — Princess Kinuta / Okuro
  31. Freezing Point (1966) — Natsue
  32. Jirocho Fuji (1959) — Okiku
  33. Shroud of Snow (1967) — Taeko Sayama
  34. Stolen Pleasure (1962) — Masuko
  35. The Most Valuable Wife (1959) — Kyoko Nonomiya
  36. Anchin and Kiyohime (1960) — Kiyohime
  37. Love and Greed (1964) — Namiko Kawashiro
  38. Spring Snow (2005)
  39. Thousand Cranes (1969) — Mrs. Ota
  40. The Saga of Tanegashima (1968) — Wakasa