Acting
Ayako Wakao
EN, JA cinema · 167 credits
Born
8 November 1933 (age 92)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
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
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Izakaya Moheji 2
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Princess from the Moon
as Tayoshime
Blood End
as Otsuta
Thousand Cranes
as Mrs. Ota
The Time of Reckoning
as Machiko Yonekura
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Wakasa
One Day at Summer's End
as Mariko Nozaki
Shroud of Snow
as Taeko Sayama
Night Trap
as Aiko Manabe
Irezumi
as Otsuya
Red Angel
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
Freezing Point
as Natsue
The Virgin Witness
as Chiei, Nun
Wild Geese
as Otama
Shojo jutai
as Aiko Takano
Seisaku's Wife
as Okane
Nami kage
as Hinachiyo
Manji
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Love and Greed
as Namiko Kawashiro
A Public Benefactor
as Mitsuko Fukumura
Modae
Actor
Hot Spring Doctress
as Isao Shiozuki
An Actor's Revenge
as Namiji
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Yodogimi
Bury Me Deep
as Mrs. Senzu
She Came For Love
as Toshiko Ikuta
The Third Will
as Fumino Hamada
The Great Wall
as Meng Jiangnü
Elegant Beast
as Yukie Mitani
Stolen Pleasure
as Masuko
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Satoko Kirihara
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Satsuko
Red Love, Green Love
as Yukiko Oda
Closing Time
as Kimiko Matsuno
A Lustful Man
as Yuugiridayuu
A Wife Confesses
as Ayako Takigawa
A Geisha's Diary
as Koen
The Radiant Prince
as Aoi no ue
The Ginza Three Boys
as Chikami Akiyama
Triangle Moods
as Mariko Naoe
Les Mesdemoiselles
as Kasumi Fujisawa
A Design for Dying
as Rinko Tsugawa
Victory and Defeat
as Shizuko Abe
Afraid to Die
as Yoshie Koizumi
Anchin and Kiyohime
as Kiyohime
The False Student
as Mutsuko Takagi
Bonchi
as Ponta
The Rockabilly Lady
as Mie Yashiro
Floating Weeds
as Kayo
Jirocho Fuji
as Okiku
Enchanted Princess
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Goodbye, Hello
as Kazuko Aota
Beauty the Enemy
as Keiko Yoshino
The Most Valuable Wife
as Kyoko Nonomiya
The Cast-Off
as Takako Sanada
Ripe and Marriageable
as Shinobu Takaniwa
A Grain of Wheat
as Numata Ichiko
Firefly Light
as Oryo
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
Mother
as Miss Mochizuki
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Yuko Ono
Love of the Princess
as Kazunomiya
Street of Shame
as Yasumi
Bridge of Japan
as Ochise
Punishment Room
as Akiko Aochi
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Yuri Mamiya
The Phantom Horse
as Yuki Shiraishi
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as Yumiko Kiryû
Farewell, Innocence
as Mizosawa Reiko
Asakusa at Night
as Namie Takashima
A Certain Woman
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
The Messenger from the Moon
as Yoko Kotani
A Geisha
as Eiko
Lady Chatterley of Japan
as Sakiko Takashima
Escape from the City of Death
as Setsuko Minami
Hahakozuru
as Eiko
