Ayako Wakao
Born
November 8, 1933 (age 92)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Ayako Wakao

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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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Movies

Izakaya Moheji 4
Izakaya Moheji 4
2015
Kihara Shino [New customer]
Izakaya Moheji 2
Izakaya Moheji 2
2013
Kihara Shino [New customer]
Spring Snow
Spring Snow
2005 ★ 4.0
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon
1987 ★ 6.3
Tayoshime
Tokimeki no Gogo
Tokimeki no Gogo
1985
Onna no Katei
Onna no Katei
1977
Onna no Natsu
Onna no Natsu
1975
Onna no Kyūka
Onna no Kyūka
1974
幻の殺意
幻の殺意
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971 ★ 7.2
Yūko
Spartan Education
Spartan Education
1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970 ★ 6.7
Umeno
Blood End
Blood End
1969 ★ 6.2
Otsuta
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes
1969 ★ 8.3
Mrs. Ota
One Day at Summer's End
One Day at Summer's End
1968 ★ 5.0
Mariko Nozaki
The House of Wooden Blocks
The House of Wooden Blocks
1968 ★ 6.5
The Time of Reckoning
The Time of Reckoning
1968 ★ 7.0
The Saga of Tanegashima
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968 ★ 5.0
Wakasa
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967 ★ 6.2
Kae
When the Cookie Crumbles
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967 ★ 6.0
Two Wives
Two Wives
1967 ★ 7.3
Shroud of Snow
Shroud of Snow
1967 ★ 7.0
Taeko Sayama
Shojo jutai
Shojo jutai
1966
Aiko Takano
Red Angel
Red Angel
1966 ★ 7.6
Nurse Sakura Nishi
Wild Geese
Wild Geese
1966 ★ 5.0
Otama
The Freezing Point
The Freezing Point
1966 ★ 6.8
Natsue
The Virgin Witness
The Virgin Witness
1966
Chiei, Nun
Irezumi
Irezumi
1966 ★ 6.8
Otsuya
While Yet a Wife
While Yet a Wife
1965 ★ 7.0
Strange Triangle
Strange Triangle
1965 ★ 6.0
Seisaku's Wife
Seisaku's Wife
1965 ★ 7.3
Okane
I'll Cry Alone
I'll Cry Alone
1965
The Story of a Blind Woman
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965 ★ 5.0
Nami kage
Nami kage
1965
Hinachiyo
The Forest of No Escape
The Forest of No Escape
1965
Modae
Modae
1964
Manji
Manji
1964 ★ 6.3
Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964 ★ 6.2
Yodogimi
The Frolic of the Beasts
The Frolic of the Beasts
1964
A Public Benefactor
A Public Benefactor
1964
Mitsuko Fukumura
Love and Greed
Love and Greed
1964 ★ 7.0
Namiko Kawashiro
Hot Spring Doctress
Hot Spring Doctress
1964
Isao Shiozuki
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963 ★ 7.0
Yodogimi
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963 ★ 7.6
Tamae
She Came For Love
She Came For Love
1963
Toshiko Ikuta
Bury Me Deep
Bury Me Deep
1963 ★ 6.0
Mrs. Senzu
The Third Will
The Third Will
1963 ★ 8.0
Fumino Hamada
Girls Born in August
Girls Born in August
1963
An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge
1963 ★ 6.6
Namiji
Elegant Beast
Elegant Beast
1962 ★ 7.1
Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
1962 ★ 6.0
Chiang-nu
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962 ★ 6.5
Satsuko
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
1962 ★ 6.0
Red Love, Green Love
Red Love, Green Love
1962
Yukiko Oda
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Closing Time
Closing Time
1962
Kimiko Matsuno
Stolen Pleasure
Stolen Pleasure
1962 ★ 6.8
Masuko
The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962 ★ 6.5
Satoko Kirihara
Their Legacy
Their Legacy
1962
A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses
1961 ★ 6.5
Ayako Takigawa
The Radiant Prince
The Radiant Prince
1961 ★ 6.0
Aoi no ue
A Geisha's Diary
A Geisha's Diary
1961 ★ 7.4
Koen
A Design for Dying
A Design for Dying
1961 ★ 6.0
Triangle Moods
Triangle Moods
1961
Mariko Naoe
A Lustful Man
A Lustful Man
1961 ★ 5.4
Yuugiridayuu
Les Mesdemoiselles
Les Mesdemoiselles
1961 ★ 6.0
Kasumi Fujisawa
Marriageable Age
Marriageable Age
1961
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961 ★ 7.0
Tayori
The Ginza Three Boys
The Ginza Three Boys
1961
Chikami Akiyama
The False Student
The False Student
1960 ★ 6.5
Mutsuko Takagi
The Priest and the Beauty
The Priest and the Beauty
1960 ★ 3.0
Kiyohime
Victory and Defeat
Victory and Defeat
1960
Shizuko Abe
Bonchi
Bonchi
1960 ★ 7.0
Ponta
Afraid to Die
Afraid to Die
1960 ★ 6.0
Yoshie Koizumi
The Rockabilly Lady
The Rockabilly Lady
1960
Mie Yashiro
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 ★ 5.8
Enchanted Princess
Enchanted Princess
1959 ★ 6.2
Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds
1959 ★ 7.5
Kayo
Ripe and Marriageable
Ripe and Marriageable
1959
Shinobu Takaniwa
Beauty the Enemy
Beauty the Enemy
1959
Keiko Yoshino
Jirocho Fuji
Jirocho Fuji
1959 ★ 6.8
Okiku
The Cast-Off
The Cast-Off
1959 ★ 6.0
Takako Sanada
The Gaijin
The Gaijin
1959
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
1959 ★ 8.0
The Most Valuable Wife
The Most Valuable Wife
1959 ★ 7.5
Kyoko Nonomiya
Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello
1959 ★ 6.0
Kazuko Aota
Musume no boken
Musume no boken
1958
The Ladder of Success
The Ladder of Success
1958
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
1958
Numata Ichiko
The Judo Champ
The Judo Champ
1958
Love River
Love River
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 ★ 6.0
Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
Firefly Light
Firefly Light
1958
Oryo
Mother
Mother
1958
Miss Mochizuki
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
Tokyo Eyes
Tokyo Eyes
1958
The Blue Sky Maiden
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957 ★ 6.8
Yûko Ono
The Betrothed
The Betrothed
1957
Evening Calm
Evening Calm
1957
Love of the Princess
Love of the Princess
1957
Kazunomiya
Bojô no kawa
Bojô no kawa
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956 ★ 7.0
Yuri Mamiya
Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan
1956 ★ 7.3
Ochise
Tears
Tears
1956
Cascading White Threads
Cascading White Threads
1956
Punishment Room
Punishment Room
1956 ★ 6.9
Akiko Aochi
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
1956
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
1956
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
1956 ★ 7.7
Yasumi
A Rainbow at Every Turn
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
Tama wa kudakezu
Tama wa kudakezu
1955
The Phantom Horse
The Phantom Horse
1955 ★ 6.0
Yuki Shiraishi
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Yumiko Kiryû
Farewell, Innocence
Farewell, Innocence
1955
Mizosawa Reiko
Farewell Song
Farewell Song
1955
Victory or Defeat
Victory or Defeat
1954
The Messenger from the Moon
The Messenger from the Moon
1954
Yoko Kotani
Asakusa at Night
Asakusa at Night
1954
Namie Takashima
A Certain Woman
A Certain Woman
1954
Aiko, Yoko's sister
Maiko monogatari
Maiko monogatari
1954
Kokoro no nichigetsu
Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954
Jūdai no yūwaku
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
A Geisha
A Geisha
1953 ★ 7.5
Eiko
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953
Lady Chatterley of Japan
Lady Chatterley of Japan
1953
Sakiko Takashima
Jūdai no seiten
Jūdai no seiten
1953
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
母子鶴
母子鶴
1952
Eiko
Shi no machi wo nogarete
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952
Setsuko Minami
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952

TV Series