Ayako Wakao

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-11-08 (91 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

  • Ohisama

    Ohisama

  • SMAP×SMAP

    SMAP×SMAP

  • Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

    Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

  • Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

    Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

  • Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

    Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa

  • Farewell, Innocence

    Farewell, Innocence

  • Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

    Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream

  • Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  • Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  • The Betrothed

    The Betrothed

  • Tama wa kudakezu

    Tama wa kudakezu

  • Shojo jutai

    Shojo jutai

  • The Judo Champ

    The Judo Champ

  • Asu wa Nichiyōbi

    Asu wa Nichiyōbi

  • Les Mesdemoiselles

    Les Mesdemoiselles

  • I'll Cry Alone

    I'll Cry Alone

  • Elegant Beast

    Elegant Beast

  • Bojô no kawa

    Bojô no kawa

  • Asakusa at Night

    Asakusa at Night

  • The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

  • Irezumi

    Irezumi

  • A Geisha

    A Geisha

  • Hot Spring Doctress

    Hot Spring Doctress

  • Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

    Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

  • An Actor's Revenge

    An Actor's Revenge

  • Mother

    Mother

  • Enchanted Princess

    Enchanted Princess

  • Red Angel

    Red Angel

  • Onna no Katei

    Onna no Katei

  • The Virgin Witness

    The Virgin Witness

  • Beauty the Enemy

    Beauty the Enemy

  • Cascading White Threads

    Cascading White Threads

  • Floating Weeds

    Floating Weeds

  • The Gaijin

    The Gaijin

  • Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

  • Seisaku's Wife

    Seisaku's Wife

  • Love River

    Love River

  • Bonchi

    Bonchi

  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

    Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

  • A Lustful Man

    A Lustful Man

  • Shi no machi wo nogarete

    Shi no machi wo nogarete

  • Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

  • A Certain Woman

    A Certain Woman

  • One Day at Summer's End

    One Day at Summer's End

  • Manji

    Manji

  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu

    Tokugawa Yoshinobu

  • Stolen Pleasure

    Stolen Pleasure

  • Modae

    Modae

  • Bury Me Deep

    Bury Me Deep

  • A Wife Confesses

    A Wife Confesses

  • Strange Triangle

    Strange Triangle

  • Bamboo Doll of Echizen

    Bamboo Doll of Echizen

  • Afraid to Die

    Afraid to Die

  • The Priest and the Beauty

    The Priest and the Beauty

  • Lady Chatterley of Japan

    Lady Chatterley of Japan

  • Their Legacy

    Their Legacy

  • Diary of a Mad Old Man

    Diary of a Mad Old Man

  • Punishment Room

    Punishment Room

  • 母子鶴

    母子鶴

  • The Rockabilly Lady

    The Rockabilly Lady

  • Jirocho Fuji

    Jirocho Fuji

  • The Cast-Off

    The Cast-Off

  • Goodbye, Hello

    Goodbye, Hello

  • The Freezing Point

    The Freezing Point

  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

  • Princess from the Moon

    Princess from the Moon

  • Closing Time

    Closing Time

  • Love of the Princess

    Love of the Princess

  • The Temple of Wild Geese

    The Temple of Wild Geese

  • Red Love, Green Love

    Red Love, Green Love

  • Girls Born in August

    Girls Born in August

  • The Ladder of Success

    The Ladder of Success

  • Tora-san's Shattered Romance

    Tora-san's Shattered Romance

  • Maiko monogatari

    Maiko monogatari

  • When the Cookie Crumbles

    When the Cookie Crumbles

  • Wild Geese

    Wild Geese

  • Tears

    Tears

  • Evening Calm

    Evening Calm

  • Farewell Song

    Farewell Song

  • Onna no Kyūka

    Onna no Kyūka

  • The Most Valuable Wife

    The Most Valuable Wife

  • Street of Shame

    Street of Shame

  • Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

    Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

  • The Radiant Prince

    The Radiant Prince

  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

  • The Story of a Blind Woman

    The Story of a Blind Woman

  • Marriageable Age

    Marriageable Age

  • Victory and Defeat

    Victory and Defeat

  • Tokimeki no Gogo

    Tokimeki no Gogo

  • A Rainbow at Every Turn

    A Rainbow at Every Turn

  • The False Student

    The False Student

  • The Phantom Horse

    The Phantom Horse

  • 幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

  • Tokyo Eyes

    Tokyo Eyes

  • Onna no Natsu

    Onna no Natsu

  • A Public Benefactor

    A Public Benefactor

  • A Geisha's Diary

    A Geisha's Diary

  • The Ginza Three Boys

    The Ginza Three Boys

  • Ripe and Marriageable

    Ripe and Marriageable

  • The Great Wall

    The Great Wall

  • Triangle Moods

    Triangle Moods

  • A Grain of Wheat

    A Grain of Wheat

  • Musume no boken

    Musume no boken

  • Nami kage

    Nami kage

  • Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

  • The Frolic of the Beasts

    The Frolic of the Beasts

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • Daiei Studio is Bustling

    Daiei Studio is Bustling

  • The Time of Reckoning

    The Time of Reckoning

  • Spartan Education

    Spartan Education

  • A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

  • Firefly Light

    Firefly Light

  • Kokoro no nichigetsu

    Kokoro no nichigetsu

  • The Messenger from the Moon

    The Messenger from the Moon

  • While Yet a Wife

    While Yet a Wife

  • The Third Will

    The Third Will

  • Jūdai no seiten

    Jūdai no seiten

  • Jūdai no yūwaku

    Jūdai no yūwaku

  • The Forest of No Escape

    The Forest of No Escape

  • Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

    Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

  • A Woman's Testament

    A Woman's Testament

  • She Came For Love

    She Came For Love

  • A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • Blood End

    Blood End

  • Vagabonds from Badgerville

    Vagabonds from Badgerville

  • The Saga of Tanegashima

    The Saga of Tanegashima

  • Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

    Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

  • The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

  • Shroud of Snow

    Shroud of Snow

  • Victory or Defeat

    Victory or Defeat

  • Zoku jūdai no seiten

    Zoku jūdai no seiten

  • Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

  • Izakaya Moheji 4

    Izakaya Moheji 4

  • Izakaya Moheji 2

    Izakaya Moheji 2

  • Two Wives

    Two Wives

  • Genroku Taiheiki

    Genroku Taiheiki

  • Shin Heike Monogatari

    Shin Heike Monogatari

  • Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

  • 女の夏

    女の夏

  • 愛と愛

    愛と愛

  • ときめきの午後

    ときめきの午後

  • Tsukigata Hanpeita

    Tsukigata Hanpeita

  • 女の家庭

    女の家庭