Ayako Wakao
Biography
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
SMAP×SMAP
1996
Ohisama
2011
0Genroku Taiheiki
1975
Takeda Shingen
1988
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
Shin Heike Monogatari
1972
0Escape from Temptation
1957
0Tsuma koso waga inochi
1957
One Day at Summer's End
1968
Floating Weeds
1959
0Zoku ginga no miyako
1957
0I Love You
1956
Filmography
SMAP×SMAP
as Bistro Guest · 1996
Ohisama
as Yoko Sudo (present day) · 2011
Genroku Taiheiki
as Someko · 1975
Takeda Shingen
as Oi Fujin · 1988
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
as Yoshiko Tokugawa · 1998
Shin Heike Monogatari
as Tokiwa Gozen · 1972
Escape from Temptation
· 1957
Tsuma koso waga inochi
· 1957
One Day at Summer's End
as Mariko Nozaki · 1968
Floating Weeds
as Kayo · 1959
Zoku ginga no miyako
· 1957
I Love You
· 1956
The Tale of Genji
· 1991
Street of Shame
as Yasumi · 1956
Ginga no miyako
· 1957
Studio wa ōsawagi
· 1956
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
· 1954
Shunsetsu no mon
· 1953
Irezumi
as Otsuya · 1966
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Umeno · 1970
The Bride Carries On
· 1956
Inhibited Love
· 1955
Where Might is Right
· 1955
Strange Triangle
· 1965
Red Angel
as Nurse Sakura Nishi · 1966
Princess from the Moon
as Tayoshime · 1987
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
· 1955
Hanayome no tameiki
· 1956
Bara no kōdōkan
· 1956
Kanojo no tokudane
· 1952
Manji
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu · 1964
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Yuko Ono · 1957
Yearning
· 1954
Machi no kotengu
· 1952
Midori no nakama
· 1954
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Satsuko · 1962
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter · 1958
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
· 1952
Punishment Room
as Akiko Aochi · 1956
Shichinin no ani imōto
· 1955
Asashio yushio
· 1956
A Geisha
as Eiko · 1953
Seisaku's Wife
as Okane · 1965
The Great Wall
as Meng Jiangnü · 1962
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Satoko Kirihara · 1962
An Actor's Revenge
as Namiji · 1963
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self · 1975
Spring Snow
· 2005
Outlaw
· 1953
Okore Sanpei
· 1953
Elegant Beast
as Yukie Mitani · 1962
My Son's Revolt
· 1958
Various Flowers
· 1959
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
· 1956
Her Secret
· 1952
A Wife Confesses
as Ayako Takigawa · 1961
Nagasaki no yoru
· 1955
The Radiant Prince
as Aoi no ue · 1961
The House of Wooden Blocks
· 1968
Freezing Point
as Natsue · 1966
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Yodogimi · 1963
A Lustful Man
as Yuugiridayuu · 1961
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
· 1952
Two Wives
· 1967
Anchin and Kiyohime
as Kiyohime · 1960
The Third Will
as Fumino Hamada · 1963
ときめきの午後
· 1985
A Night to Remember
· 1962
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as 明石夕子 · 1971
Stolen Pleasure
as Masuko · 1962
Thousand Cranes
as Mrs. Ota · 1969
The Ladder of Success
· 1958
愛と愛
· 1972
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
as Kae · 1967
A Woman's Testament
· 1960
Victory and Defeat
as Shizuko Abe · 1960
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
· 1953
Izakaya Moheji 4
as Kihara Shino [New customer] · 2015
Love River
· 1958
Love of the Princess
as Kazunomiya · 1957
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Tamae · 1963
Bonchi
as Ponta · 1960
The Forest of No Escape
· 1965
A Geisha's Diary
as Koen · 1961
A Certain Woman
as Aiko, Yoko's sister · 1954
Afraid to Die
as Yoshie Koizumi · 1960
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as Yumiko Kiryû · 1955
A Nice Guy
· 1960
Enchanted Princess
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro · 1959
Kokoro no nichigetsu
· 1954
The False Student
as Mutsuko Takagi · 1960
女の家庭
· 1974
The Most Valuable Wife
as Kyoko Nonomiya · 1959
Tears
· 1956
Maboroshi no Satsui
· 1971
Shroud of Snow
as Taeko Sayama · 1967
Love and Greed
as Namiko Kawashiro · 1964
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Wakasa · 1968
While Yet a Wife
· 1965
When the Cookie Crumbles
· 1967
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
· 1958
Marriageable Age
· 1961
Asakusa at Night
as Namie Takashima · 1954
The Cast-Off
as Takako Sanada · 1959
Les Mesdemoiselles
as Kasumi Fujisawa · 1961
Beauty the Enemy
as Keiko Yoshino · 1959
Izakaya Moheji 2
as Kihara Shino [New customer] · 2013
Daiei Studio is Bustling
· 1957
Vagabonds from Badgerville
as Tayori · 1961
The Virgin Witness
as Chiei, Nun · 1966
Firefly Light
as Oryo · 1958
Red Love, Green Love
as Yukiko Oda · 1962
A Public Benefactor
as Mitsuko Fukumura · 1964
Farewell Song
· 1955
Jūdai no yūwaku
· 1953
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
· 1958
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Yuri Mamiya · 1956
Eternal Song of Nagasaki
· 1952
Jūdai no seiten
· 1953
I'll Cry Alone
· 1965
Ripe and Marriageable
as Shinobu Takaniwa · 1959
Triangle Moods
as Mariko Naoe · 1961
Spartan Education
· 1970
A Design for Dying
as Rinko Tsugawa · 1961
Girls Born in August
· 1963
Nami kage
as Hinachiyo · 1965
A Rainbow at Every Turn
· 1956
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
· 1962
Closing Time
as Kimiko Matsuno · 1962
Night Trap
as Aiko Manabe · 1967
A Grain of Wheat
as Numata Ichiko · 1958
The Frolic of the Beasts
· 1964
She Came For Love
as Toshiko Ikuta · 1963
Musume no boken
· 1958
女の夏
· 1975
The Messenger from the Moon
as Yoko Kotani · 1954
Tama wa kudakezu
· 1955
Wild Geese
as Otama · 1966
The Gaijin
· 1959
The Story of a Blind Woman
· 1965
Evening Calm
· 1957
Victory or Defeat
· 1954
Jirocho Fuji
as Okiku · 1959
Bridge of Japan
as Ochise · 1956
The Phantom Horse
as Yuki Shiraishi · 1955
Their Legacy
· 1962
Blood End
as Otsuta · 1969
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
· 1956
Bojô no kawa
· 1957
Mother
as Miss Mochizuki · 1958
Lady Chatterley of Japan
as Sakiko Takashima · 1953
Yoidore nitōryū
· 1954
The Betrothed
· 1957
Cascading White Threads
· 1956
The Time of Reckoning
as Machiko Yonekura · 1968
The Judo Champ
· 1958
Tokyo Eyes
· 1958
Zoku jūdai no seiten
· 1953
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
· 1952
Goodbye, Hello
as Kazuko Aota · 1959
Hahakozuru
as Eiko · 1952
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
· 1952
Bury Me Deep
as Mrs. Senzu · 1963
Onna no Katei
· 1977
Onna no Natsu
· 1975
Hot Spring Doctress
as Isao Shiozuki · 1964
The Ginza Three Boys
as Chikami Akiyama · 1961
Escape from the City of Death
as Setsuko Minami · 1952
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
· 1956
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
· 1959
Modae
· 1964
Onna no Kyūka
· 1974
The Rockabilly Lady
as Mie Yashiro · 1960
Farewell, Innocence
as Mizosawa Reiko · 1955
Maiko monogatari
· 1954
Tokimeki no Gogo
· 1985
Shojo jutai
as Aiko Takano · 1966