Ayako Wakao

Personal Info

Birthday

November 8, 1933

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Аяко Вакао

آیاکو واکائو

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.

Known For

SMAP×SMAP

Shin Heike Monogatari

Takeda Shingen

Genroku Taiheiki

Floating Weeds

Ohisama

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Street of Shame

Filmography

2015
Izakaya Moheji 4
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
2013
Izakaya Moheji 2
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
1987
Princess from the Moon
as Tayoshime
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as Yūko
1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Umeno
1969
Blood End
as Otsuta
Thousand Cranes
as Mrs. Ota
1968
One Day at Summer's End
as Mariko Nozaki
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Wakasa
1967
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
as Kae
Shroud of Snow
as Taeko Sayama
1966
Shojo jutai
as Aiko Takano
Red Angel
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
Wild Geese
as Otama
The Freezing Point
as Natsue
The Virgin Witness
as Chiei, Nun
Irezumi
as Otsuya
1965
Seisaku's Wife
as Okane
Nami kage
as Hinachiyo
1964
Manji
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Yodogimi
A Public Benefactor
as Mitsuko Fukumura
Love and Greed
as Namiko Kawashiro
Hot Spring Doctress
as Isao Shiozuki
1963
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Yodogimi
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Tamae
She Came For Love
as Toshiko Ikuta
Bury Me Deep
as Mrs. Senzu
The Third Will
as Fumino Hamada
An Actor's Revenge
as Namiji
1962
Elegant Beast
as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
The Great Wall
as Chiang-nu
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Satsuko
Red Love, Green Love
as Yukiko Oda
Closing Time
as Kimiko Matsuno
Stolen Pleasure
as Masuko
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Satoko Kirihara
1961
A Wife Confesses
as Ayako Takigawa
The Radiant Prince
as Aoi no ue
A Geisha's Diary
as Koen
Triangle Moods
as Mariko Naoe
A Lustful Man
as Yuugiridayuu
Les Mesdemoiselles
as Kasumi Fujisawa
The Ginza Three Boys
as Chikami Akiyama
Vagabonds from Badgerville
as Tayori
1960
The False Student
as Mutsuko Takagi
The Priest and the Beauty
as Kiyohime
Victory and Defeat
as Shizuko Abe
Bonchi
as Ponta
Afraid to Die
as Yoshie Koizumi
The Rockabilly Lady
as Mie Yashiro
1959
Enchanted Princess
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Floating Weeds
as Kayo
Ripe and Marriageable
as Shinobu Takaniwa
Beauty the Enemy
as Keiko Yoshino
Jirocho Fuji
as Okiku
The Most Valuable Wife
as Kyoko Nonomiya
Goodbye, Hello
as Kazuko Aota
1958
A Grain of Wheat
as Numata Ichiko
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
Firefly Light
as Oryo
Mother
as Miss Mochizuki
1957
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Yûko Ono
Love of the Princess
as Kazunomiya
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Yuri Mamiya
Bridge of Japan
as Ochise
Punishment Room
as Akiko Aochi
Street of Shame
as Yasumi
1955
The Phantom Horse
as Yuki Shiraishi
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as Yumiko Kiryû
1954
The Messenger from the Moon
as Yoko Kotani
Asakusa at Night
as Namie Takashima
A Certain Woman
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
1953
A Geisha
as Eiko
Lady Chatterley of Japan
as Sakiko Takashima
1952
母子鶴
as Eiko
Shi no machi wo nogarete
as Setsuko Minami