Ayako Wakao

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-11-08 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Ayako Wakao

Biography

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.

Known For

  • SMAP×SMAP

    SMAP×SMAP

  • Ohisama

    Ohisama

  • Jirocho Fuji

    Jirocho Fuji

  • Tears

    Tears

  • Izakaya Moheji 4

    Izakaya Moheji 4

  • The Betrothed

    The Betrothed

  • 母子鶴

    母子鶴

  • Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  • Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  • Izakaya Moheji 2

    Izakaya Moheji 2

  • Genroku Taiheiki

    Genroku Taiheiki

  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu

    Tokugawa Yoshinobu

  • Shin Heike Monogatari

    Shin Heike Monogatari

  • Shi no machi wo nogarete

    Shi no machi wo nogarete

  • Evening Calm

    Evening Calm

  • Floating Weeds

    Floating Weeds

  • Irezumi

    Irezumi

  • Princess from the Moon

    Princess from the Moon

  • Street of Shame

    Street of Shame

  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

    Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

  • 幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

  • The Virgin Witness

    The Virgin Witness

  • A Geisha

    A Geisha

  • Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

  • Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

  • An Actor's Revenge

    An Actor's Revenge

  • Afraid to Die

    Afraid to Die

  • Manji

    Manji

  • Seisaku's Wife

    Seisaku's Wife

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • Mother

    Mother

  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

  • Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

    Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

  • Daiei Studio is Bustling

    Daiei Studio is Bustling

  • A Lustful Man

    A Lustful Man

  • Red Angel

    Red Angel

  • The Temple of Wild Geese

    The Temple of Wild Geese

  • 愛と愛

    愛と愛

  • A Geisha's Diary

    A Geisha's Diary

  • The Most Valuable Wife

    The Most Valuable Wife

  • Farewell Song

    Farewell Song

  • Tora-san's Shattered Romance

    Tora-san's Shattered Romance

  • A Wife Confesses

    A Wife Confesses

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • A Woman's Testament

    A Woman's Testament

  • The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

  • The Saga of Tanegashima

    The Saga of Tanegashima

  • Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

    Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

  • Two Wives

    Two Wives

  • The Great Wall

    The Great Wall

  • The Phantom Horse

    The Phantom Horse

  • Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

  • Punishment Room

    Punishment Room

  • Elegant Beast

    Elegant Beast

  • A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

  • 女の家庭

    女の家庭

  • A Grain of Wheat

    A Grain of Wheat

  • 女の夏

    女の夏

  • Love of the Princess

    Love of the Princess

  • The Forest of No Escape

    The Forest of No Escape

  • Victory and Defeat

    Victory and Defeat

  • Diary of a Mad Old Man

    Diary of a Mad Old Man

  • Modae

    Modae

  • Beauty the Enemy

    Beauty the Enemy

  • A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

  • Firefly Light

    Firefly Light

  • She Came For Love

    She Came For Love

  • The Third Will

    The Third Will

  • Bamboo Doll of Echizen

    Bamboo Doll of Echizen

  • Enchanted Princess

    Enchanted Princess

  • Vagabonds from Badgerville

    Vagabonds from Badgerville

  • The Ginza Three Boys

    The Ginza Three Boys

  • Closing Time

    Closing Time

  • Goodbye, Hello

    Goodbye, Hello

  • ときめきの午後

    ときめきの午後

  • Onna no Kyūka

    Onna no Kyūka

  • The Radiant Prince

    The Radiant Prince

  • Jūdai no yūwaku

    Jūdai no yūwaku

  • While Yet a Wife

    While Yet a Wife

  • Nami kage

    Nami kage

  • A Public Benefactor

    A Public Benefactor

  • Les Mesdemoiselles

    Les Mesdemoiselles

  • Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

    Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

  • A Rainbow at Every Turn

    A Rainbow at Every Turn

  • The Ladder of Success

    The Ladder of Success

  • Stolen Pleasure

    Stolen Pleasure

  • The Cast-Off

    The Cast-Off

  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

  • A Certain Woman

    A Certain Woman

  • Love River

    Love River

  • When the Cookie Crumbles

    When the Cookie Crumbles

  • Spartan Education

    Spartan Education

  • Anchin and Kiyohime

    Anchin and Kiyohime

  • Marriageable Age

    Marriageable Age

  • The Judo Champ

    The Judo Champ

  • Asu wa Nichiyōbi

    Asu wa Nichiyōbi

  • Hot Spring Doctress

    Hot Spring Doctress

  • Shroud of Snow

    Shroud of Snow

  • One Day at Summer's End

    One Day at Summer's End

  • The Time of Reckoning

    The Time of Reckoning

  • The Rockabilly Lady

    The Rockabilly Lady

  • Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

  • Kokoro no nichigetsu

    Kokoro no nichigetsu

  • Blood End

    Blood End

  • The Frolic of the Beasts

    The Frolic of the Beasts

  • Musume no boken

    Musume no boken

  • The False Student

    The False Student

  • Red Love, Green Love

    Red Love, Green Love

  • Bonchi

    Bonchi

  • Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

  • Onna no Natsu

    Onna no Natsu

  • Triangle Moods

    Triangle Moods

  • Bury Me Deep

    Bury Me Deep

  • Tokyo Eyes

    Tokyo Eyes

  • Freezing Point

    Freezing Point

  • The Gaijin

    The Gaijin

  • Asakusa at Night

    Asakusa at Night

  • Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

    Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

  • Shojo jutai

    Shojo jutai

  • The Messenger from the Moon

    The Messenger from the Moon

  • I'll Cry Alone

    I'll Cry Alone

  • The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

  • Strange Triangle

    Strange Triangle

  • The Story of a Blind Woman

    The Story of a Blind Woman

  • Wild Geese

    Wild Geese

  • Lady Chatterley of Japan

    Lady Chatterley of Japan

  • Cascading White Threads

    Cascading White Threads

  • Jūdai no seiten

    Jūdai no seiten

  • Zoku jūdai no seiten

    Zoku jūdai no seiten

  • Girls Born in August

    Girls Born in August

  • Maiko monogatari

    Maiko monogatari

  • Onna no Katei

    Onna no Katei

  • Victory or Defeat

    Victory or Defeat

  • Ripe and Marriageable

    Ripe and Marriageable

  • Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

    Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

  • Their Legacy

    Their Legacy

  • Tokimeki no Gogo

    Tokimeki no Gogo

  • Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

    Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

  • Tsukigata Hanpeita

    Tsukigata Hanpeita

  • Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

    Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

  • Farewell, Innocence

    Farewell, Innocence

  • Bojô no kawa

    Bojô no kawa

  • Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

    Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

  • Tama wa kudakezu

    Tama wa kudakezu