Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Acting
Born Nov 08, 1933
From Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Street of Shame
7.7
1956

Street of Shame

Yasumi

Floating Weeds
7.5
1959

Floating Weeds

Kayo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
6.7
1970

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Umeno

Spring Snow
5.3
2005

Spring Snow

Red Angel
7.6
1966

Red Angel

Nurse Sakura Nishi

The Great Wall
6.0
1962

The Great Wall

Chiang-nu

Irezumi
6.8
1966

Irezumi

Otsuya

The Temple of Wild Geese
6.5
1962

The Temple of Wild Geese

Satoko Kirihara

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
6.3
1967

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

Kae

Princess from the Moon
6.4
1987

Princess from the Moon

Tayoshime

An Actor's Revenge
6.6
1963

An Actor's Revenge

Namiji

The Loyal 47 Ronin
5.8
1958

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Orin, Carpenter's Daughter

A Geisha's Diary
7.4
1961

A Geisha's Diary

Koen

The Third Will
8.0
1963

The Third Will

Fumino Hamada

Two Wives
7.3
1967

Two Wives

Bamboo Doll of Echizen
7.6
1963

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Tamae

The Most Valuable Wife
7.5
1959

The Most Valuable Wife

Kyoko Nonomiya

Blood End
6.2
1969

Blood End

Otsuta

The Radiant Prince
6.0
1961

The Radiant Prince

Aoi no ue

A Geisha
7.5
1953

A Geisha

Eiko

Goodbye, Hello
6.0
1959

Goodbye, Hello

Kazuko Aota

Love and Greed
7.0
1964

Love and Greed

Namiko Kawashiro

A Woman's Testament
5.8
1960

A Woman's Testament

The Ladder of Success
1958

The Ladder of Success

Afraid to Die
6.0
1960

Afraid to Die

Yoshie Koizumi

Bridge of Japan
7.3
1956

Bridge of Japan

Ochise

Tora-san's Shattered Romance
7.2
1971

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

Yūko

Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957

Daiei Studio is Bustling

Punishment Room
6.9
1956

Punishment Room

Akiko Aochi

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
6.0
1964

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

Yodogimi

Firefly Light
1958

Firefly Light

Oryo

A Lustful Man
5.4
1961

A Lustful Man

Yuugiridayuu

Manji
6.4
1964

Manji

Mitsuko Tokumitsu

Marriageable Age
1961

Marriageable Age

Diary of a Mad Old Man
6.5
1962

Diary of a Mad Old Man

Satsuko

Elegant Beast
7.2
1962

Elegant Beast

Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant

The Cast-Off
6.0
1959

The Cast-Off

Takako Sanada

Stolen Pleasure
6.8
1962

Stolen Pleasure

Masuko

A Wife Confesses
6.5
1961

A Wife Confesses

Ayako Takigawa

A Design for Dying
6.0
1961

A Design for Dying

Seisaku's Wife
7.3
1965

Seisaku's Wife

Okane

The Time of Reckoning
7.0
1968

The Time of Reckoning

Les Mesdemoiselles
6.0
1961

Les Mesdemoiselles

Kasumi Fujisawa

A Certain Woman
1954

A Certain Woman

Aiko, Yoko's sister

A Public Benefactor
1964

A Public Benefactor

Mitsuko Fukumura

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

Yumiko Kiryû

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

The House of Wooden Blocks
6.5
1968

The House of Wooden Blocks

A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956

A Rainbow at Every Turn

Mother
1958

Mother

Miss Mochizuki

Anchin and Kiyohime
3.0
1960

Anchin and Kiyohime

Kiyohime

One Day at Summer's End
5.0
1968

One Day at Summer's End

Mariko Nozaki

Nami kage
1965

Nami kage

Hinachiyo

The Blue Sky Maiden
6.8
1957

The Blue Sky Maiden

Yûko Ono

Spartan Education
1970

Spartan Education

Thousand Cranes
8.3
1969

Thousand Cranes

Mrs. Ota

The False Student
6.5
1960

The False Student

Mutsuko Takagi

The Ginza Three Boys
1961

The Ginza Three Boys

Chikami Akiyama

Musume no boken
1958

Musume no boken

Tokyo Eyes
1958

Tokyo Eyes

Wild Geese
5.0
1966

Wild Geese

Otama

A Grain of Wheat
1958

A Grain of Wheat

Numata Ichiko

The Phantom Horse
6.0
1955

The Phantom Horse

Yuki Shiraishi

Shroud of Snow
7.0
1967

Shroud of Snow

Taeko Sayama

Bonchi
7.0
1960

Bonchi

Ponta

When the Cookie Crumbles
6.0
1967

When the Cookie Crumbles

The Forest of No Escape
1965

The Forest of No Escape

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
6.7
1963

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

Yodogimi

Freezing Point
6.8
1966

Freezing Point

Natsue

Asakusa at Night
1954

Asakusa at Night

Namie Takashima

The Judo Champ
1958

The Judo Champ

A Night to Remember
6.0
1962

A Night to Remember

Closing Time
1962

Closing Time

Kimiko Matsuno

The Frolic of the Beasts
1964

The Frolic of the Beasts

Victory and Defeat
1960

Victory and Defeat

Shizuko Abe

Triangle Moods
1961

Triangle Moods

Mariko Naoe

Girls Born in August
1963

Girls Born in August

Beauty the Enemy
1959

Beauty the Enemy

Keiko Yoshino

Jirocho Fuji
6.8
1959

Jirocho Fuji

Okiku

She Came For Love
1963

She Came For Love

Toshiko Ikuta

Bury Me Deep
6.0
1963

Bury Me Deep

Mrs. Senzu

Ripe and Marriageable
1959

Ripe and Marriageable

Shinobu Takaniwa

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
7.1
1975

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Self

Jūdai no yūwaku
1953

Jūdai no yūwaku

The Saga of Tanegashima
5.0
1968

The Saga of Tanegashima

Wakasa

Vagabonds from Badgerville
7.0
1961

Vagabonds from Badgerville

Tayori

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953

Zoku jūdai no seiten

Modae
1964

Modae

Love River
1958

Love River

Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953

Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

Enchanted Princess
6.2
1959

Enchanted Princess

Princess Kinuta / Okuro

While Yet a Wife
7.0
1965

While Yet a Wife

Strange Triangle
6.0
1965

Strange Triangle

Red Love, Green Love
1962

Red Love, Green Love

Yukiko Oda

Onna no Kyūka
1974

Onna no Kyūka

The Rockabilly Lady
1960

The Rockabilly Lady

Mie Yashiro

The Gaijin
1959

The Gaijin

Victory or Defeat
1954

Victory or Defeat

Izakaya Moheji 4
2015

Izakaya Moheji 4

Kihara Shino [New customer]

The Messenger from the Moon
1954

The Messenger from the Moon

Yoko Kotani

Tsukigata Hanpeita
7.0
1956

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Yuri Mamiya

1955

Farewell Song

Lady Chatterley of Japan
1953

Lady Chatterley of Japan

Sakiko Takashima

1975

Onna no Natsu

Love of the Princess
7.0
1957

Love of the Princess

Kazunomiya

The Story of a Blind Woman
5.0
1965

The Story of a Blind Woman

1985

Tokimeki no Gogo

Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952

Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

Onna no Katei
1977

Onna no Katei

Maiko monogatari
1954

Maiko monogatari

I'll Cry Alone
1965

I'll Cry Alone

Hot Spring Doctress
1964

Hot Spring Doctress

Isao Shiozuki

Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954

Kokoro no nichigetsu

Izakaya Moheji 2
2013

Izakaya Moheji 2

Kihara Shino [New customer]

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
8.0
1959

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

Jūdai no seiten
1953

Jūdai no seiten

Cascading White Threads
1956

Cascading White Threads

Shojo jutai
1966

Shojo jutai

Aiko Takano

1957

Evening Calm

The Virgin Witness
1966

The Virgin Witness

Chiei, Nun

Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952

Asu wa Nichiyōbi

Their Legacy
1962

Their Legacy

母子鶴
1952

母子鶴

Eiko

Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
1956

Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

Bojô no kawa
1957

Bojô no kawa

The Betrothed
1957

The Betrothed

Tama wa kudakezu
1955

Tama wa kudakezu

Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
1956

Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

Tears
1956

Tears

Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952

Shi no machi wo nogarete

Setsuko Minami

Maboroshi no Satsui
1971

Maboroshi no Satsui

Farewell, Innocence
1955

Farewell, Innocence

Mizosawa Reiko

1952

Himitsu