Ayako Wakao
Acting
- Born:
- 1933-11-08
- Place of birth:
- Tokyo, Japan
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
Filmography
Izakaya Moheji 4
Izakaya Moheji 2
Ohisama
Spring Snow
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
SMAP×SMAP
The Tale of Genji
Takeda Shingen
Princess from the Moon
Tokimeki no Gogo
ときめきの午後
Onna no Katei
Onna no Natsu
女の夏
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Genroku Taiheiki
Onna no Kyūka
女の家庭
愛と愛
Shin Heike Monogatari
Maboroshi no Satsui
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Spartan Education
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Blood End
Thousand Cranes
One Day at Summer's End
The House of Wooden Blocks
The Time of Reckoning
The Saga of Tanegashima
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
When the Cookie Crumbles
Two Wives
Night Trap
Shroud of Snow
Shojo jutai
Red Angel
Wild Geese
Freezing Point
The Virgin Witness
Irezumi
While Yet a Wife
Strange Triangle
Seisaku's Wife
I'll Cry Alone
The Story of a Blind Woman
Nami kage
The Forest of No Escape
Modae
Manji
The Frolic of the Beasts
A Public Benefactor
Love and Greed
Hot Spring Doctress
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
She Came For Love
Bury Me Deep
The Third Will
Girls Born in August