Ayako Wakao
Acting
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.
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movieIzakaya Moheji 4
2015
Kihara Shino [New customer]
movieIzakaya Moheji 2
2013
Kihara Shino [New customer]
tvOhisama
2011
Yoko Sudo (present day)
tvTokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
Yoshiko Tokugawa
tvSMAP×SMAP
1996
Bistro Guest
tvTakeda Shingen
1988
Oi Fujin
moviePrincess from the Moon
1987
Tayoshime
tvGenroku Taiheiki
1975
Someko
tvShin Heike Monogatari
1972
Tokiwa Gozen
movieBlood End
1969
Otsuta
movieThousand Cranes
1969
Mrs. Ota
movieOne Day at Summer's End
1968
Mariko Nozaki
movieThe Time of Reckoning
1968
Machiko Yonekura
movieNight Trap
1967
Aiko Manabe
movieShroud of Snow
1967
Taeko Sayama
movieShojo jutai
1966
Aiko Takano
movieRed Angel
1966
Nurse Sakura Nishi
movieWild Geese
1966
Otama
movieFreezing Point
1966
Natsue
movieThe Virgin Witness
1966
Chiei, Nun
movieIrezumi
1966
Otsuya
movieNami kage
1965
Hinachiyo
movieManji
1964
Mitsuko Tokumitsu
movieA Public Benefactor
1964
Mitsuko Fukumura
movieLove and Greed
1964
Namiko Kawashiro
movieHot Spring Doctress
1964
Isao Shiozuki
movieShe Came For Love
1963
Toshiko Ikuta
movieBury Me Deep
1963
Mrs. Senzu
movieThe Third Will
1963
Fumino Hamada
movieElegant Beast
1962
Yukie Mitani
movieThe Great Wall
1962
Chiang-nu
movieRed Love, Green Love
1962
Yukiko Oda
movieClosing Time
1962
Kimiko Matsuno
movieStolen Pleasure
1962
Masuko
movieThe Temple of Wild Geese
1962
Satoko Kirihara
movieA Wife Confesses
1961
Ayako Takigawa
movieThe Radiant Prince
1961
Aoi no ue
movieA Design for Dying
1961
Rinko Tsugawa
movieTriangle Moods
1961
Mariko Naoe
movieA Lustful Man
1961
Yuugiridayuu
movieLes Mesdemoiselles
1961
Kasumi Fujisawa
movieThe Ginza Three Boys
1961
Chikami Akiyama
movieThe False Student
1960
Mutsuko Takagi
movieAnchin and Kiyohime
1960
Kiyohime
movieVictory and Defeat
1960
Shizuko Abe
movieBonchi
1960
Ponta
movieAfraid to Die
1960
Yoshie Koizumi
movieThe Rockabilly Lady
1960
Mie Yashiro
movieEnchanted Princess
1959
Princess Kinuta / Okuro
movieRipe and Marriageable
1959
Shinobu Takaniwa
movieBeauty the Enemy
1959
Keiko Yoshino
movieThe Cast-Off
1959
Takako Sanada
movieThe Most Valuable Wife
1959
Kyoko Nonomiya
movieGoodbye, Hello
1959
Kazuko Aota
movieA Grain of Wheat
1958
Numata Ichiko
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
movieMother
1958
Miss Mochizuki
movieThe Blue Sky Maiden
1957
Yûko Ono
movieLove of the Princess
1957
Kazunomiya
movieTsukigata Hanpeita
1956
Yuri Mamiya
movieBridge of Japan
1956
Ochise
moviePunishment Room
1956
Akiko Aochi
movieStreet of Shame
1956
Yasumi
movieThe Phantom Horse
1955
Yuki Shiraishi
movieA Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Yumiko Kiryû
movieFarewell, Innocence
1955
Mizosawa Reiko
movieThe Messenger from the Moon
1954
Yoko Kotani
movieAsakusa at Night
1954
Namie Takashima
movieA Certain Woman
1954
Aiko, Yoko's sister
movieLady Chatterley of Japan
1953
Sakiko Takashima
movie母子鶴
1952
Eiko
movieShi no machi wo nogarete
1952
Setsuko Minami
