Ayako Wakao
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.
Filmography
Izakaya Moheji 4
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Izakaya Moheji 4
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Izakaya Moheji 2
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Izakaya Moheji 2
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Spring Snow
Spring Snow
Princess from the Moon
as Tayoshime
Princess from the Moon
as Tayoshime
Tokimeki no Gogo
Tokimeki no Gogo
Onna no Katei
Onna no Katei
Onna no Natsu
Onna no Natsu
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Onna no Kyūka
Onna no Kyūka
Maboroshi no Satsui
Maboroshi no Satsui
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as Yūko
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as Yūko
Spartan Education
Spartan Education
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Umeno
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Umeno
Blood End
as Otsuta
Blood End
as Otsuta
Thousand Cranes
as Mrs. Ota
Thousand Cranes
as Mrs. Ota
One Day at Summer's End
as Mariko Nozaki
One Day at Summer's End
as Mariko Nozaki
The House of Wooden Blocks
The House of Wooden Blocks
The Time of Reckoning
as Machiko Yonekura
The Time of Reckoning
as Machiko Yonekura
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Wakasa
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Wakasa
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
as Kae
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
as Kae
When the Cookie Crumbles
When the Cookie Crumbles
Two Wives
Two Wives
Night Trap
as Aiko Manabe
Night Trap
as Aiko Manabe
Shroud of Snow
as Taeko Sayama
Shroud of Snow
as Taeko Sayama
Shojo jutai
as Aiko Takano
Shojo jutai
as Aiko Takano
Red Angel
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
Red Angel
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
Wild Geese
as Otama
Wild Geese
as Otama
Freezing Point
as Natsue
Freezing Point
as Natsue
The Virgin Witness
as Chiei, Nun
The Virgin Witness
as Chiei, Nun
Irezumi
as Otsuya
Irezumi
as Otsuya
While Yet a Wife
While Yet a Wife
Strange Triangle
Strange Triangle
Seisaku's Wife
as Okane
Seisaku's Wife
as Okane
I'll Cry Alone
I'll Cry Alone
The Story of a Blind Woman
The Story of a Blind Woman
Nami kage
as Hinachiyo
Nami kage
as Hinachiyo
The Forest of No Escape
The Forest of No Escape
Modae
Modae
Manji
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Manji
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Yodogimi
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Yodogimi
The Frolic of the Beasts
The Frolic of the Beasts
A Public Benefactor
as Mitsuko Fukumura
A Public Benefactor
as Mitsuko Fukumura
Love and Greed
as Namiko Kawashiro
Love and Greed
as Namiko Kawashiro
Hot Spring Doctress
as Isao Shiozuki
Hot Spring Doctress
as Isao Shiozuki
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Yodogimi
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Yodogimi
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Tamae
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Tamae
She Came For Love
as Toshiko Ikuta
She Came For Love
as Toshiko Ikuta
Bury Me Deep
as Mrs. Senzu
Bury Me Deep
as Mrs. Senzu
The Third Will
as Fumino Hamada
The Third Will
as Fumino Hamada
Girls Born in August
Girls Born in August
An Actor's Revenge
as Namiji
An Actor's Revenge
as Namiji
Elegant Beast
as Yukie Mitani
Elegant Beast
as Yukie Mitani
The Great Wall
as Chiang-nu
The Great Wall
as Chiang-nu
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Satsuko
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Satsuko
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
Red Love, Green Love
as Yukiko Oda
Red Love, Green Love
as Yukiko Oda
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Closing Time
as Kimiko Matsuno
Closing Time
as Kimiko Matsuno
Stolen Pleasure
as Masuko
Stolen Pleasure
as Masuko
A Wife Confesses
as Ayako Takigawa
A Wife Confesses
as Ayako Takigawa
The Radiant Prince
as Aoi no ue
The Radiant Prince
as Aoi no ue
A Geisha's Diary
as Koen
A Geisha's Diary
as Koen
A Design for Dying
as Rinko Tsugawa
A Design for Dying
as Rinko Tsugawa
Triangle Moods
as Mariko Naoe
Triangle Moods
as Mariko Naoe
A Lustful Man
as Yuugiridayuu
A Lustful Man
as Yuugiridayuu
Les Mesdemoiselles
as Kasumi Fujisawa
Les Mesdemoiselles
as Kasumi Fujisawa
Marriageable Age
Marriageable Age
Vagabonds from Badgerville
as Tayori
Vagabonds from Badgerville
as Tayori
The False Student
as Mutsuko Takagi
The False Student
as Mutsuko Takagi
Anchin and Kiyohime
as Kiyohime
Anchin and Kiyohime
as Kiyohime
Bonchi
as Ponta
Bonchi
as Ponta
Afraid to Die
as Yoshie Koizumi
Afraid to Die
as Yoshie Koizumi
The Rockabilly Lady
as Mie Yashiro
The Rockabilly Lady
as Mie Yashiro
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
Enchanted Princess
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Enchanted Princess
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Ripe and Marriageable
as Shinobu Takaniwa
Ripe and Marriageable
as Shinobu Takaniwa
Beauty the Enemy
as Keiko Yoshino
Beauty the Enemy
as Keiko Yoshino
The Cast-Off
as Takako Sanada
The Cast-Off
as Takako Sanada
The Gaijin
The Gaijin
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
The Most Valuable Wife
as Kyoko Nonomiya
The Most Valuable Wife
as Kyoko Nonomiya
Musume no boken
Musume no boken
A Grain of Wheat
as Numata Ichiko
A Grain of Wheat
as Numata Ichiko
Love River
Love River
Firefly Light
as Oryo
Firefly Light
as Oryo
Tokyo Eyes
Tokyo Eyes
Bojô no kawa
Bojô no kawa
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Yuri Mamiya
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Yuri Mamiya
Asashio yushio
Asashio yushio
Punishment Room
as Akiko Aochi
Punishment Room
as Akiko Aochi
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
The Phantom Horse
as Yuki Shiraishi
The Phantom Horse
as Yuki Shiraishi
Farewell, Innocence
as Mizosawa Reiko
Farewell, Innocence
as Mizosawa Reiko
The Messenger from the Moon
as Yoko Kotani
The Messenger from the Moon
as Yoko Kotani
Kokoro no nichigetsu
Kokoro no nichigetsu
A Geisha
as Eiko
A Geisha
as Eiko
Okore Sanpei
Okore Sanpei
Jūdai no seiten
Jūdai no seiten
Kanojo no tokudane
Kanojo no tokudane
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
Hahakozuru
as Eiko
Hahakozuru
as Eiko
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
Escape from the City of Death
as Setsuko Minami
Escape from the City of Death
as Setsuko Minami