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Ayako Wakao

Actor
Born 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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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Floating Weeds
  • Street of Shame
  • A Geisha
  • The Graceful Brute
Known For
  • Floating Weeds
  • Street of Shame
  • The Red Angel
  • Irezumi
  • A Geisha
  • Swastika
  • An Actor's Revenge
  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
  • A Wife Confesses
  • Seisaku's Wife
  • We'll Meet Again
  • The Graceful Brute
  • Afraid to Die
  • Princess from the Moon
  • The Temple of Wild Geese
  • Women Are Born Twice
  • Bamboo Doll of Echizen
  • A Woman's Testament
  • Saikô shukun fujin
  • Freezing Point
  • Tora-san's Shattered Romance
  • Punishment Room
  • Bonchi

Filmography

2015
Izakaya Moheji 4 · as Kihara Shino [new Customer]
2005
2003
Musashi (TV Series) · as Yodo
1987
Princess from the Moon · as Tayoshime
1975
1971
1970
1969
Tengu-tô · as Otsuta
1969
Thousand Cranes · as Mrs. Ota
1967
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
1964
Otto ga mita 'Onna no kobako' yori · as Namiko Kawashiro
1963
1963
1963
The Third Will · 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
1962
Stolen Pleasure · as Masuko
1962
The Temple of Wild Geese · as Satoko Kirihara
1961
A Wife Confesses · as Ayako Takigawa
1961
1961
1961
Kôshoku ichidai otoko · as Yuugiridayuu
1961
1960
A False Student · as Mutsuko Takagi
1960
Bonchi · as Ponta
1960
Afraid to Die · as Yoshie Koizumi
1960
1959
1959
Jirôchô Fuji · as Okiku
1959
Saikô shukun fujin · as Kyoko Nonomiya
1959
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
1955
Maboroshi no uma · as Yuki Shiraishi
1953

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