Ayako Wakao
Acting
Born: 1933-11-08 in 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
Floating Weeds
Kayo
Street of Shame
Yasumi
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Umeno
An Actor's Revenge
Namiji
Red Angel
Nurse Sakura Nishi
A Geisha
Eiko
Irezumi
Otsuya
Manji
Mitsuko Tokumitsu
A Wife Confesses
Ayako Takigawa
Princess from the Moon
Tayoshime
Seisaku's Wife
Okane
The Blue Sky Maiden
Yuko Ono
Elegant Beast
Yukie Mitani
The Temple of Wild Geese
Satoko Kirihara
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Yodogimi
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Self
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Kae
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Tamae
A Geisha's Diary
Koen
Afraid to Die
Yoshie Koizumi
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
A Lustful Man
Yuugiridayuu
The False Student
Mutsuko Takagi
Punishment Room
Akiko Aochi
Two Wives
A Woman's Testament
Blood End
Otsuta
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
明石夕子
Enchanted Princess
Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Freezing Point
Natsue
Jirocho Fuji
Okiku
Shroud of Snow
Taeko Sayama
Stolen Pleasure
Masuko
The Most Valuable Wife
Kyoko Nonomiya
Anchin and Kiyohime
Kiyohime
Love and Greed
Namiko Kawashiro
Spring Snow
Thousand Cranes
Mrs. Ota
The Saga of Tanegashima
Wakasa
The Great Wall
Meng Jiangnü