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

  • Two Wives

    Two Wives

  • Firefly Light

    Firefly Light

  • An Actor's Revenge

    An Actor's Revenge

  • Floating Weeds

    Floating Weeds

  • Ohisama

    Ohisama

  • A Wife Confesses

    A Wife Confesses

  • Shin Heike Monogatari

    Shin Heike Monogatari

  • Manji

    Manji

  • Street of Shame

    Street of Shame

  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu

    Tokugawa Yoshinobu

  • Red Angel

    Red Angel

  • Irezumi

    Irezumi

  • Afraid to Die

    Afraid to Die

  • Seisaku's Wife

    Seisaku's Wife

  • The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

  • Princess from the Moon

    Princess from the Moon

  • The Temple of Wild Geese

    The Temple of Wild Geese

  • The Most Valuable Wife

    The Most Valuable Wife

  • Bamboo Doll of Echizen

    Bamboo Doll of Echizen

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • A Lustful Man

    A Lustful Man

  • Lady Chatterley of Japan

    Lady Chatterley of Japan

  • The Great Wall

    The Great Wall

  • Jirocho Fuji

    Jirocho Fuji

  • A Geisha's Diary

    A Geisha's Diary

  • The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

    Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

  • The False Student

    The False Student

  • Elegant Beast

    Elegant Beast

  • Mother

    Mother

  • While Yet a Wife

    While Yet a Wife

  • Nami kage

    Nami kage

  • The Judo Champ

    The Judo Champ

  • Their Legacy

    Their Legacy

  • Tora-san's Shattered Romance

    Tora-san's Shattered Romance

  • Bonchi

    Bonchi

  • Tears

    Tears

  • The Frolic of the Beasts

    The Frolic of the Beasts

  • Evening Calm

    Evening Calm

  • The Forest of No Escape

    The Forest of No Escape

  • The Saga of Tanegashima

    The Saga of Tanegashima

  • Enchanted Princess

    Enchanted Princess

  • Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

  • A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

  • I'll Cry Alone

    I'll Cry Alone

  • Jūdai no seiten

    Jūdai no seiten

  • Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

    Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

  • Punishment Room

    Punishment Room

  • Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  • Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  • Genroku Taiheiki

    Genroku Taiheiki

  • A Woman's Testament

    A Woman's Testament

  • The Priest and the Beauty

    The Priest and the Beauty

  • Blood End

    Blood End

  • The Freezing Point

    The Freezing Point

  • The Cast-Off

    The Cast-Off

  • The Messenger from the Moon

    The Messenger from the Moon

  • Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

    Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

  • Shroud of Snow

    Shroud of Snow

  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

  • Strange Triangle

    Strange Triangle

  • Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

  • Maiko monogatari

    Maiko monogatari

  • Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

    Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

  • Love River

    Love River

  • The Radiant Prince

    The Radiant Prince

  • Jūdai no yūwaku

    Jūdai no yūwaku

  • Farewell, Innocence

    Farewell, Innocence

  • Musume no boken

    Musume no boken

  • The Betrothed

    The Betrothed

  • Shojo jutai

    Shojo jutai

  • Goodbye, Hello

    Goodbye, Hello

  • Daiei Studio is Bustling

    Daiei Studio is Bustling

  • The Gaijin

    The Gaijin

  • Girls Born in August

    Girls Born in August

  • Tokimeki no Gogo

    Tokimeki no Gogo

  • Farewell Song

    Farewell Song

  • Diary of a Mad Old Man

    Diary of a Mad Old Man

  • The Virgin Witness

    The Virgin Witness

  • The Phantom Horse

    The Phantom Horse

  • A Public Benefactor

    A Public Benefactor

  • A Rainbow at Every Turn

    A Rainbow at Every Turn

  • Ripe and Marriageable

    Ripe and Marriageable

  • Kokoro no nichigetsu

    Kokoro no nichigetsu

  • Beauty the Enemy

    Beauty the Enemy

  • The Ladder of Success

    The Ladder of Success

  • Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

  • Love of the Princess

    Love of the Princess

  • Shi no machi wo nogarete

    Shi no machi wo nogarete

  • A Certain Woman

    A Certain Woman

  • Modae

    Modae

  • Closing Time

    Closing Time

  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

  • Tokyo Eyes

    Tokyo Eyes

  • She Came For Love

    She Came For Love

  • Triangle Moods

    Triangle Moods

  • Spartan Education

    Spartan Education

  • Asu wa Nichiyōbi

    Asu wa Nichiyōbi

  • The Story of a Blind Woman

    The Story of a Blind Woman

  • Zoku jūdai no seiten

    Zoku jūdai no seiten

  • A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

  • Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

  • Onna no Katei

    Onna no Katei

  • Marriageable Age

    Marriageable Age

  • Cascading White Threads

    Cascading White Threads

  • The Third Will

    The Third Will

  • Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

    Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

  • Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

    Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

  • When the Cookie Crumbles

    When the Cookie Crumbles

  • 母子鶴

    母子鶴

  • 幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

  • Wild Geese

    Wild Geese

  • Onna no Kyūka

    Onna no Kyūka

  • The Time of Reckoning

    The Time of Reckoning

  • Tama wa kudakezu

    Tama wa kudakezu

  • Onna no Natsu

    Onna no Natsu

  • Hot Spring Doctress

    Hot Spring Doctress

  • Red Love, Green Love

    Red Love, Green Love

  • Bury Me Deep

    Bury Me Deep

  • Stolen Pleasure

    Stolen Pleasure

  • Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

    Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

  • Les Mesdemoiselles

    Les Mesdemoiselles

  • Victory and Defeat

    Victory and Defeat

  • Bojô no kawa

    Bojô no kawa

  • A Grain of Wheat

    A Grain of Wheat

  • The Rockabilly Lady

    The Rockabilly Lady

  • Vagabonds from Badgerville

    Vagabonds from Badgerville

  • Asakusa at Night

    Asakusa at Night

  • One Day at Summer's End

    One Day at Summer's End

  • The Ginza Three Boys

    The Ginza Three Boys

  • Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

    Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

  • Victory or Defeat

    Victory or Defeat

  • Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

  • Izakaya Moheji 2

    Izakaya Moheji 2

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • Izakaya Moheji 4

    Izakaya Moheji 4

  • 愛と愛

    愛と愛

  • A Geisha

    A Geisha

  • 女の家庭

    女の家庭

  • 女の夏

    女の夏

  • ときめきの午後

    ときめきの午後

  • Tsukigata Hanpeita

    Tsukigata Hanpeita

  • Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

    Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo