Ayako Wakao
Acting
- Born:
- 1933-11-08
- Place of birth:
- Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ayako Wakao, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Izakaya Moheji 4
Izakaya Moheji 2
Ohisama
Spring Snow
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
SMAP×SMAP
The Tale of Genji
Takeda Shingen
Princess from the Moon
Tokimeki no Gogo
ときめきの午後
Onna no Katei
Onna no Natsu
女の夏
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Genroku Taiheiki
Onna no Kyūka
女の家庭
愛と愛
Shin Heike Monogatari
Maboroshi no Satsui
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Spartan Education
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Blood End
Thousand Cranes
One Day at Summer's End
The House of Wooden Blocks
The Time of Reckoning
The Saga of Tanegashima
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
When the Cookie Crumbles
Two Wives
Night Trap
Shroud of Snow
Shojo jutai
Red Angel
Wild Geese
Freezing Point
The Virgin Witness
Irezumi
While Yet a Wife
Strange Triangle
Seisaku's Wife
I'll Cry Alone
The Story of a Blind Woman
Nami kage
The Forest of No Escape
Modae
Manji
The Frolic of the Beasts
A Public Benefactor
Love and Greed
Hot Spring Doctress
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
She Came For Love
Bury Me Deep
The Third Will
Girls Born in August
An Actor's Revenge
Elegant Beast
The Great Wall
Diary of a Mad Old Man
A Night to Remember
Red Love, Green Love
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Closing Time
Stolen Pleasure
The Temple of Wild Geese
Their Legacy
A Wife Confesses
The Radiant Prince
A Geisha's Diary
A Design for Dying
Triangle Moods
A Lustful Man
Les Mesdemoiselles
Marriageable Age
Vagabonds from Badgerville
The Ginza Three Boys
Chinkasai
The False Student
Anchin and Kiyohime
A Nice Guy
Victory and Defeat
Bonchi
Afraid to Die
The Rockabilly Lady
A Woman's Testament
Enchanted Princess
Floating Weeds
Ripe and Marriageable
Beauty the Enemy
Various Flowers
Jirocho Fuji
The Cast-Off
The Gaijin
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
The Most Valuable Wife
Goodbye, Hello
Musume no boken
The Ladder of Success
A Grain of Wheat
The Judo Champ
My Son's Revolt
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
Love River
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Firefly Light
Mother
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
Tokyo Eyes
The Blue Sky Maiden
Escape from Temptation
Tsuma koso waga inochi
The Betrothed
Evening Calm
Love of the Princess
Bojô no kawa
Zoku ginga no miyako
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Ginga no miyako
I Love You
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Bridge of Japan
Tears
Studio wa ōsawagi
Asashio yushio
Cascading White Threads
Punishment Room
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
Street of Shame
A Rainbow at Every Turn
The Bride Carries On
Hanayome no tameiki
Bara no kōdōkan
Where Might is Right
Shichinin no ani imōto
Tama wa kudakezu
Nagasaki no yoru
The Phantom Horse
Inhibited Love
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Farewell, Innocence
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
Farewell Song
Victory or Defeat
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
The Messenger from the Moon
Midori no nakama
Asakusa at Night
Yearning
Maiko monogatari
Yoidore nitōryū
A Certain Woman
Kokoro no nichigetsu
Jūdai no yūwaku
Outlaw
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
Shunsetsu no mon
A Geisha
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Lady Chatterley of Japan
Okore Sanpei
Jūdai no seiten
Kanojo no tokudane
Machi no kotengu
Her Secret
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
Hahakozuru
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
Escape from the City of Death
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
Eternal Song of Nagasaki