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.
139 movies · 11 shows
Izakaya Moheji 4
2015·0.0
Izakaya Moheji 2
2013·0.0
Spring Snow
2005·6.5
Princess from the Moon
1987·6.5
Tokimeki no Gogo
1985·0.0
Onna no Katei
1977·0.0
Onna no Natsu
1975·0.0
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975·7.2
Onna no Kyūka
1974·0.0
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971·0.0
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971·7.7
Spartan Education
1970·0.0
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970·6.8
Blood End
1969·6.3
Thousand Cranes
1969·8.3
One Day at Summer's End
1968·6.5
The House of Wooden Blocks
1968·6.7
The Time of Reckoning
1968·7.5
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968·5.5
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967·6.7
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967·7.0
Two Wives
1967·7.3
Night Trap
1967·0.0
Shroud of Snow
1967·7.6
Shojo jutai
1966·9.0
Red Angel
1966·7.7
Wild Geese
1966·6.7
Freezing Point
1966·7.2
The Virgin Witness
1966·7.5
Irezumi
1966·6.9
While Yet a Wife
1965·7.0
Strange Triangle
1965·7.3
Seisaku's Wife
1965·7.3
I'll Cry Alone
1965·10.0
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965·5.0
Nami kage
1965·8.0
The Forest of No Escape
1965·9.0
Modae
1964·7.0
Manji
1964·6.5
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964·6.1
The Frolic of the Beasts
1964·9.0
A Public Benefactor
1964·7.0
Love and Greed
1964·7.8
Hot Spring Doctress
1964·8.0
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963·6.9
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963·7.8
She Came For Love
1963·9.0
Bury Me Deep
1963·8.0
The Third Will
1963·7.7
Girls Born in August
1963·0.0
An Actor's Revenge
1963·6.6
Elegant Beast
1962·7.3
The Great Wall
1962·7.0
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962·6.7
A Night to Remember
1962·7.5
Red Love, Green Love
1962·0.0
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962·0.0
Closing Time
1962·7.0
Stolen Pleasure
1962·7.2
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962·6.5
Their Legacy
1962·10.0
A Wife Confesses
1961·6.6
The Radiant Prince
1961·7.5
A Geisha's Diary
1961·7.5
A Design for Dying
1961·6.5
Triangle Moods
1961·0.0
A Lustful Man
1961·5.6
Les Mesdemoiselles
1961·6.5
Marriageable Age
1961·7.0
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961·8.5
The Ginza Three Boys
1961·0.0
The False Student
1960·6.7
Anchin and Kiyohime
1960·4.8
A Nice Guy
1960·0.0
Victory and Defeat
1960·8.0
Bonchi
1960·7.7
Afraid to Die
1960·6.3
The Rockabilly Lady
1960·9.0
A Woman's Testament
1960·6.4
Enchanted Princess
1959·6.5
Floating Weeds
1959·7.5
Ripe and Marriageable
1959·10.0
Beauty the Enemy
1959·7.5
Various Flowers
1959·0.0
Jirocho Fuji
1959·7.4
The Cast-Off
1959·8.0
The Gaijin
1959·7.0
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
1959·8.0
The Most Valuable Wife
1959·8.0
Goodbye, Hello
1959·7.5
Musume no boken
1958·0.0
The Ladder of Success
1958·7.0
A Grain of Wheat
1958·0.0
The Judo Champ
1958·0.0
Love River
1958·0.0
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958·6.2
Firefly Light
1958·9.0
Mother
1958·0.0
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958·0.0
Tokyo Eyes
1958·0.0
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957·6.9
The Betrothed
1957·8.0
Evening Calm
1957·9.0
Love of the Princess
1957·8.0
Bojô no kawa
1957·0.0
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957·0.0
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956·7.0
Bridge of Japan
1956·7.8
Tears
1956·0.0
Asashio yushio
1956·0.0
Cascading White Threads
1956·0.0
Punishment Room
1956·6.9
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
1956·0.0
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
1956·0.0
Street of Shame
1956·7.7
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956·0.0
Tama wa kudakezu
1955·0.0
The Phantom Horse
1955·6.5
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955·10.0
Farewell, Innocence
1955·0.0
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
1955·0.0
Farewell Song
1955·10.0
Victory or Defeat
1954·0.0
The Messenger from the Moon
1954·0.0
Asakusa at Night
1954·7.0
A Certain Woman
1954·7.0
Maiko monogatari
1954·0.0
Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954·0.0
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953·0.0
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953·0.0
A Geisha
1953·7.6
Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953·0.0
Lady Chatterley of Japan
1953·4.0
Jūdai no seiten
1953·7.0
Himitsu
1952·8.0
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952·0.0
母子鶴
1952·0.0
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952·8.0
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952·0.0