Ayako Wakao
Actor
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
Street of Shame
as Yasumi 1956
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Umeno 1970
An Actor's Revenge
as Namiji 1963
Red Angel
as Nurse Sakura Nishi 1966
A Geisha
as Eiko 1953
Irezumi
as Otsuya 1966
Manji
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu 1964
A Wife Confesses
as Ayako Takigawa 1961
Princess from the Moon
as Tayoshime 1987
Seisaku's Wife
as Okane 1965
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Yûko Ono 1957
Elegant Beast
as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant 1962
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Satoko Kirihara 1962
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self 1975
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Yodogimi 1964
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Tamae 1963