Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Date of Birth:

Nov 08, 1933

Place of Birth:

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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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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filmography:

Red Love, Green Love Red Love, Green Love

1962

Triangle Moods Triangle Moods

1961

Closing Time Closing Time

1962

Hot Spring Doctress Hot Spring Doctress

1964

Beauty the Enemy Beauty the Enemy

1959

Lady Chatterley of Japan Lady Chatterley of Japan

1953

One Day at Summer's End One Day at Summer's End

1968

Strange Triangle Strange Triangle

1965

Tears Tears

1956

Their Legacy Their Legacy

1962

The Most Valuable Madam The Most Valuable Madam

1959

母子鶴 母子鶴

1952

Les Mesdemoiselles Les Mesdemoiselles

1961

She Came For Love She Came For Love

1963

The Radiant Prince The Radiant Prince

1961

Vagabonds from Badgerville Vagabonds from Badgerville

1961

The Virgin Witness The Virgin Witness

1966

The Messenger from the Moon The Messenger from the Moon

1954

Love of the Princess Love of the Princess

1957

Marriageable Age Marriageable Age

1961

Goodbye, Hello Goodbye, Hello

1959

Bury Me Deep Bury Me Deep

1963

The Rockabilly Lady The Rockabilly Lady

1960

The Ginza Three Boys The Ginza Three Boys

1961

Girls Born in August Girls Born in August

1963

The Third Will The Third Will

1963

Wild Geese Wild Geese

1966

Shroud of Snow Shroud of Snow

1967

Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji

1970

幻の殺意 幻の殺意

1971

The Betrothed The Betrothed

1957

The Tale of Genji The Tale of Genji

1991

Musume no boken Musume no boken

1958

Victory and Defeat Victory and Defeat

1960

妻の日の愛のかたみに 妻の日の愛のかたみに

1965

A Certain Woman A Certain Woman

1954

浅草の夜 浅草の夜

1954

滝の白糸 滝の白糸

1956

A Rainbow at Every Turn A Rainbow at Every Turn

1956

Meiso chizu Meiso chizu

1983

仲良し音頭・日本一だよ 仲良し音頭・日本一だよ

1962

続々十代の性典 続々十代の性典

1953

Jûdai no seiten Jûdai no seiten

1953

Zoku jūdai no seiten Zoku jūdai no seiten

1953

The Cast-Off The Cast-Off

1959

A Design for Dying A Design for Dying

1961

Jūdai no yūwaku Jūdai no yūwaku

1953

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1955

Kemono no tawamure Kemono no tawamure

1964

The Gaijin The Gaijin

1959

Tsukigata Hanpeita Tsukigata Hanpeita

1956

Nami kage Nami kage

1965

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975

A Geisha's Diary A Geisha's Diary

1961

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

1967

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

1964

Seisaku's Wife Seisaku's Wife

1965

A Wife Confesses A Wife Confesses

1961

Elegant Beast Elegant Beast

1962

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

1963

The Phantom Horse The Phantom Horse

1955

Evening Calm Evening Calm

1957

The Ladder of Success The Ladder of Success

1958

The Temple of Wild Geese The Temple of Wild Geese

1962

Shi no machi wo nogarete Shi no machi wo nogarete

1952

Tora-san's Shattered Romance Tora-san's Shattered Romance

1971

Blood End Blood End

1969

A Lustful Man A Lustful Man

1961

Afraid to Die Afraid to Die

1960

A Geisha A Geisha

1953

Street of Shame Street of Shame

1956

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

Irezumi Irezumi

1966

Floating Weeds Floating Weeds

1959

The Great Wall The Great Wall

1962

Princess from the Moon Princess from the Moon

1987

The Blue Sky Maiden The Blue Sky Maiden

1957

Red Angel Red Angel

1966

Manji Manji

1964

Jirocho Fuji Jirocho Fuji

1959

Enchanted Princess Enchanted Princess

1959

The Forest of No Escape The Forest of No Escape

1965

Bonchi Bonchi

1960

The Loyal 47 Ronin The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

Bamboo Doll of Echizen Bamboo Doll of Echizen

1963

Diary of a Mad Old Man Diary of a Mad Old Man

1962

Farewell Song Farewell Song

1955

A Woman's Testament A Woman's Testament

1960

Thousand Cranes Thousand Cranes

1969

The Saga of Tanegashima The Saga of Tanegashima

1968

The Freezing Point The Freezing Point

1966

Firefly Light Firefly Light

1958

The Time of Reckoning The Time of Reckoning

1968

When the Cookie Crumbles When the Cookie Crumbles

1967

Spring Snow Spring Snow

2005

Bridge of Japan Bridge of Japan

1956

Love and Greed Love and Greed

1964

The False Student The False Student

1960

The Priest and the Beauty The Priest and the Beauty

1960

A Public Benefactor A Public Benefactor

1964

Two Wives Two Wives

1967

Hiroshima Heartache Hiroshima Heartache

1962

Punishment Room Punishment Room

1956

Stolen Pleasure Stolen Pleasure

1962

The House of Wooden Blocks The House of Wooden Blocks

1968

An Actor's Revenge An Actor's Revenge

1963

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