Acting · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · Born November 8, 1933
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.
MovieIzakaya Moheji 4
2015
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
MovieIzakaya Moheji 2
2013
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
TVOhisama
2011
as Yoko Sudo (present day)
MovieSpring Snow
2005
TVTokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
as Yoshiko Tokugawa
TVSMAP×SMAP
1996
as Bistro Guest
TVThe Tale of Genji
1991
TVTakeda Shingen
1988
MoviePrincess from the Moon
1987
as Tayoshime
Tokimeki no Gogo
1985
ときめきの午後
1985
MovieOnna no Katei
1977
MovieOnna no Natsu
1975
女の夏
1975
MovieKenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
TVGenroku Taiheiki
1975
as Someko
MovieOnna no Kyūka
1974
女の家庭
1974
TV愛と愛
1972
TVShin Heike Monogatari
1972
as Tokiwa Gozen
MovieMaboroshi no Satsui
1971
MovieTora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as Yūko
MovieSpartan Education
1970
MovieZatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
as Umeno
MovieBlood End
1969
as Otsuta
MovieThousand Cranes
1969
as Mrs. Ota
MovieOne Day at Summer's End
1968
as Mariko Nozaki
MovieThe House of Wooden Blocks
1968
MovieThe Time of Reckoning
1968
as Machiko Yonekura
MovieThe Saga of Tanegashima
1968
as Wakasa
MovieThe Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Kae
MovieWhen the Cookie Crumbles
1967
MovieTwo Wives
1967
MovieNight Trap
1967
as Aiko Manabe
MovieShroud of Snow
1967
as Taeko Sayama
MovieShojo jutai
1966
as Aiko Takano
MovieRed Angel
1966
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
MovieWild Geese
1966
as Otama
MovieFreezing Point
1966
as Natsue
MovieThe Virgin Witness
1966
as Chiei, Nun
MovieIrezumi
1966
as Otsuya
MovieWhile Yet a Wife
1965
MovieStrange Triangle
1965
MovieSeisaku's Wife
1965
as Okane
MovieI'll Cry Alone
1965
MovieThe Story of a Blind Woman
1965
MovieNami kage
1965
as Hinachiyo
MovieThe Forest of No Escape
1965
MovieModae
1964
MovieManji
1964
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
MovieShinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
as Yodogimi
MovieThe Frolic of the Beasts
1964
MovieA Public Benefactor
1964
as Mitsuko Fukumura
MovieLove and Greed
1964
as Namiko Kawashiro
MovieHot Spring Doctress
1964
as Isao Shiozuki
MovieShinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
as Yodogimi
MovieBamboo Doll of Echizen
1963
as Tamae
MovieShe Came For Love
1963
as Toshiko Ikuta
MovieBury Me Deep
1963
as Mrs. Senzu
MovieThe Third Will
1963
as Fumino Hamada
MovieGirls Born in August
1963
MovieAn Actor's Revenge
1963
as Namiji
MovieElegant Beast
1962
as Yukie Mitani
MovieThe Great Wall
1962
as Chiang-nu
MovieDiary of a Mad Old Man
1962
as Satsuko
MovieA Night to Remember
1962
MovieRed Love, Green Love
1962
as Yukiko Oda
MovieNakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
MovieClosing Time
1962
as Kimiko Matsuno
MovieStolen Pleasure
1962
as Masuko
MovieThe Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Satoko Kirihara
MovieTheir Legacy
1962
MovieA Wife Confesses
1961
as Ayako Takigawa
MovieThe Radiant Prince
1961
as Aoi no ue
MovieA Geisha's Diary
1961
as Koen
MovieA Design for Dying
1961
as Rinko Tsugawa
MovieTriangle Moods
1961
as Mariko Naoe
MovieA Lustful Man
1961
as Yuugiridayuu
MovieLes Mesdemoiselles
1961
as Kasumi Fujisawa
MovieMarriageable Age
1961
MovieVagabonds from Badgerville
1961
as Tayori
MovieThe Ginza Three Boys
1961
as Chikami Akiyama
MovieThe False Student
1960
as Mutsuko Takagi
MovieAnchin and Kiyohime
1960
as Kiyohime
MovieA Nice Guy
1960
MovieVictory and Defeat
1960
as Shizuko Abe
MovieBonchi
1960
as Ponta
MovieAfraid to Die
1960
as Yoshie Koizumi
MovieThe Rockabilly Lady
1960
as Mie Yashiro
MovieA Woman's Testament
1960
MovieEnchanted Princess
1959
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
MovieFloating Weeds
1959
as Kayo
MovieRipe and Marriageable
1959
as Shinobu Takaniwa
MovieBeauty the Enemy
1959
as Keiko Yoshino
MovieVarious Flowers
1959
MovieJirocho Fuji
1959
as Okiku
MovieThe Cast-Off
1959
as Takako Sanada
MovieThe Gaijin
1959
MovieRoses Bloom on a Rose Tree
1959
MovieThe Most Valuable Wife
1959
as Kyoko Nonomiya
MovieGoodbye, Hello
1959
as Kazuko Aota
MovieMusume no boken
1958
MovieThe Ladder of Success
1958
MovieA Grain of Wheat
1958
as Numata Ichiko
MovieThe Judo Champ
1958
MovieLove River
1958
MovieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
MovieFirefly Light
1958
as Oryo
MovieMother
1958
as Miss Mochizuki
MovieShinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
MovieTokyo Eyes
1958
MovieThe Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Yûko Ono
MovieThe Betrothed
1957
Evening Calm
1957
MovieLove of the Princess
1957
as Kazunomiya
MovieBojô no kawa
1957
MovieDaiei Studio is Bustling
1957
MovieTsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Yuri Mamiya
MovieBridge of Japan
1956
as Ochise
MovieTears
1956
MovieAsashio yushio
1956
MovieCascading White Threads
1956
MoviePunishment Room
1956
as Akiko Aochi
MovieShinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
1956
MovieNewlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
1956
MovieStreet of Shame
1956
as Yasumi
MovieA Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
MovieTama wa kudakezu
1955
MovieThe Phantom Horse
1955
as Yuki Shiraishi
MovieA Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
as Yumiko Kiryû
MovieFarewell, Innocence
1955
as Mizosawa Reiko
MovieA Girl Who Delivers Happiness
1955
Farewell Song
1955
MovieVictory or Defeat
1954
MovieThe Messenger from the Moon
1954
as Yoko Kotani
MovieAsakusa at Night
1954
as Namie Takashima
MovieA Certain Woman
1954
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
MovieMaiko monogatari
1954
MovieKokoro no nichigetsu
1954
MovieJūdai no yūwaku
1953
MovieZoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
MovieA Geisha
1953
as Eiko
MovieZoku jūdai no seiten
1953
MovieLady Chatterley of Japan
1953
as Sakiko Takashima
MovieJūdai no seiten
1953
Himitsu
1952
MovieAsu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
Movie母子鶴
1952
as Eiko
MovieShi no machi wo nogarete
1952
as Setsuko Minami
MovieMōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952
