Ayako Wakao
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 co...
Known For
Filmography
Izakaya Moheji 4
2015
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Izakaya Moheji 2
2013
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Ohisama
2011
as Yoko Sudo (present day)
Spring Snow
2005
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
as Yoshiko Tokugawa
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Bistro Guest
The Tale of Genji
1991
Takeda Shingen
1988
Takeda Shingen
1988
as Oi Fujin
Princess from the Moon
1987
as Tayoshime
Tokimeki no Gogo
1985
ときめきの午後
1985
Onna no Katei
1977
Onna no Natsu
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
Genroku Taiheiki
1975
as Someko
女の夏
1975
Onna no Kyūka
1974
女の家庭
1974
Shin Heike Monogatari
1972
as Tokiwa Gozen
愛と愛
1972
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as 明石夕子
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
as Umeno
Spartan Education
1970
Blood End
1969
as Otsuta
Thousand Cranes
1969
as Mrs. Ota
The House of Wooden Blocks
1968
The Time of Reckoning
1968
as Machiko Yonekura
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
as Wakasa
One Day at Summer's End
1968
as Mariko Nozaki
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Kae
Shroud of Snow
1967
as Taeko Sayama
Two Wives
1967
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967
Night Trap
1967
as Aiko Manabe
Irezumi
1966
as Otsuya
Red Angel
1966
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
Freezing Point
1966
as Natsue
The Virgin Witness
1966
as Chiei, Nun
Wild Geese
1966
as Otama
Shojo jutai
1966
as Aiko Takano
Seisaku's Wife
1965
as Okane
While Yet a Wife
1965
The Forest of No Escape
1965
Strange Triangle
1965
Nami kage
1965
as Hinachiyo
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965
I'll Cry Alone
1965
Manji
1964
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
as Yodogimi
Love and Greed
1964
as Namiko Kawashiro
A Public Benefactor
1964
as Mitsuko Fukumura
Modae
1964
Hot Spring Doctress
1964
as Isao Shiozuki
The Frolic of the Beasts
1964
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Namiji
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
as Yodogimi
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963
as Tamae
Girls Born in August
1963
She Came For Love
1963
as Toshiko Ikuta
Bury Me Deep
1963
as Mrs. Senzu
The Third Will
1963
as Fumino Hamada
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
The Great Wall
1962
as Chiang-nu
Elegant Beast
1962
as Yukie Mitani
Stolen Pleasure
1962
as Masuko
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Satoko Kirihara
A Night to Remember
1962
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962
as Satsuko
Closing Time
1962
as Kimiko Matsuno
Red Love, Green Love
1962
as Yukiko Oda
Their Legacy
1962
A Lustful Man
1961
as Yuugiridayuu
A Wife Confesses
1961
as Ayako Takigawa
A Geisha's Diary
1961
as Koen
The Radiant Prince
1961
as Aoi no ue
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
as Tayori
Marriageable Age
1961
The Ginza Three Boys
1961
as Chikami Akiyama
Triangle Moods
1961
as Mariko Naoe
Les Mesdemoiselles
1961
as Kasumi Fujisawa
A Design for Dying
1961
as Rinko Tsugawa
Victory and Defeat
1960
as Shizuko Abe
Afraid to Die
1960
as Yoshie Koizumi
Anchin and Kiyohime
1960
as Kiyohime
The False Student
1960
as Mutsuko Takagi
Bonchi
1960
as Ponta
A Woman's Testament
1960
The Rockabilly Lady
1960
as Mie Yashiro
A Nice Guy
1960
Floating Weeds
1959
as Kayo
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Okiku
Enchanted Princess
1959
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
1959
Goodbye, Hello
1959
as Kazuko Aota
Beauty the Enemy
1959
as Keiko Yoshino
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
as Kyoko Nonomiya
The Cast-Off
1959
as Takako Sanada
The Gaijin
1959
Ripe and Marriageable
1959
as Shinobu Takaniwa
Various Flowers
1959
Musume no boken
1958
The Ladder of Success
1958
A Grain of Wheat
1958
as Numata Ichiko
Firefly Light
1958
as Oryo
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
Tokyo Eyes
1958
Love River
1958
Mother
1958
as Miss Mochizuki
The Judo Champ
1958
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
Evening Calm
1957
The Betrothed
1957
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Yuko Ono
Love of the Princess
1957
as Kazunomiya
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Bojô no kawa
1957
Ginga no miyako
1957
Street of Shame
1956
as Yasumi
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
Cascading White Threads
1956
Bridge of Japan
1956
as Ochise
Punishment Room
1956
as Akiko Aochi
Tears
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Yuri Mamiya
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
1956
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
1956
Asashio yushio
1956
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
1956
Bara no kōdōkan
1956
Hanayome no tameiki
1956
The Bride Carries On
1956
Studio wa ōsawagi
1956
I Love You
1956
The Phantom Horse
1955
as Yuki Shiraishi
Farewell Song
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
as Yumiko Kiryû
Tama wa kudakezu
1955
Farewell, Innocence
1955
as Mizosawa Reiko
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
1955
Inhibited Love
1955
Nagasaki no yoru
1955
Shichinin no ani imōto
1955
Where Might is Right
1955
Asakusa at Night
1954
as Namie Takashima
A Certain Woman
1954
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
The Messenger from the Moon
1954
as Yoko Kotani
Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954
Maiko monogatari
1954
Victory or Defeat
1954
Yoidore nitōryū
1954
Yearning
1954
Midori no nakama
1954
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
1954
A Geisha
1953
as Eiko
Lady Chatterley of Japan
1953
as Sakiko Takashima
Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953
Jūdai no seiten
1953
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
Okore Sanpei
1953
Shunsetsu no mon
1953
Outlaw
1953
Escape from the City of Death
1952
as Setsuko Minami
Hahakozuru
1952
as Eiko
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952
Her Secret
1952
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
1952
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
1952
Machi no kotengu
1952
Kanojo no tokudane
1952