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Ayako Wakao
ActorBorn November 8, 1933 (91 years)
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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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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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Known For
Filmography
| 2015 | Izakaya Moheji 4 · as Kihara Shino [new Customer] |
| 2011 | Sunshine (2011) (TV Series) · as Yoko Sudo (present Day) |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | Musashi (TV Series) · as Yodo |
| 1987 | Princess from the Moon · as Tayoshime |
| 1975 | |
| 1971 | Tora-san's Shattered Romance · as Yūko |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo · as Umeno |
| 1969 | Tengu-tô · as Otsuta |
| 1969 | Thousand Cranes · as Mrs. Ota |
| 1967 | The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka · as Kae |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | The Red Angel · as Nurse Sakura Nishi |
| 1966 | Freezing Point · as Natsue |
| 1966 | Irezumi · as Otsuya |
| 1965 | Seisaku's Wife · as Okane |
| 1964 | Swastika · as Mitsuko Tokumitsu |
| 1964 | Shinobi No Mono 4: Siege · as Yodogimi |
| 1964 | Love and Greed · as Namiko Kawashiro |
| 1963 | Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection · as Yodogimi |
| 1963 | Bamboo Doll of Echizen · as Tamae |
| 1963 | Family of Women · as Fumino Hamada |
| 1963 | An Actor's Revenge · as Namiji |
| 1962 | The Graceful Brute · as Yukie Mitani, The Agent's Accountant |
| 1962 | The Great Wall · as Chiang-Nu |
| 1962 | Diary of a Mad Old Man · as Satsuko |
| 1962 | Stolen Pleasure · as Masuko |
| 1962 | The Temple of Wild Geese · as Satoko Kirihara |
| 1961 | A Wife Confesses · as Ayako Takigawa |
| 1961 | Women Are Born Twice · as Koen |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Kôshoku ichidai otoko · as Yuugiridayuu |
| 1961 | Vagabonds from Badgerville · as Tayori |
| 1960 | A False Student · as Mutsuko Takagi |
| 1960 | Son · as Ponta |
| 1960 | Afraid to Die · as Yoshie Koizumi |
| 1960 | |
| 1959 | Floating Weeds · as Kayo |
| 1959 | Jirocho at Mount Fuji · as Okiku |
| 1959 | Saikô shukun fujin · as Kyoko Nonomiya |
| 1959 | Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa · as Kazuko Aota |
| 1958 | The Loyal 47 Ronin · as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter |
| 1957 | We'll Meet Again · as Yûko Ono |
| 1956 | Bridge of Japan · as Ochise |
| 1956 | Punishment Room · as Akiko Aochi |
| 1956 | Street of Shame · as Yasumi |
| 1955 | Maboroshi no uma · as Yuki Shiraishi |
| 1953 |