About

Known credits:
129
Birthday:
1933-11-08
Place of birth:
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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Ayako Wakao

Overview

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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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Known for

Acting
2015 Izakaya Moheji 4 Actor Kihara Shino [New customer] N/A
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2013 Izakaya Moheji 2 Actor Kihara Shino [New customer] N/A
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2011 Ohisama Actor Yoko Sudo (present day) 70
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2005 Spring Snow Actor 59
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1998 Tokugawa Yoshinobu Actor Yoshiko Tokugawa N/A
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1991 The Tale of Genji Actor N/A
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1988 Takeda Shingen Actor Oi Fujin 69
Fair
1988 Takeda Shingen Actor 69
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1987 Princess from the Moon Actor Tayoshime 59
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1985 Tokimeki no Gogo Actor N/A
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1983 Meiso chizu Actor Ayako Teranishi N/A
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1977 Onna no Katei Actor N/A
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1975 Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Actor 59
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1975 Genroku Taiheiki Actor Someko N/A
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1974 Onna no Kyūka Actor N/A
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1974 女の家庭 Actor N/A
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1972 Shin Heike Monogatari Actor Tokiwa Gozen N/A
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1971 幻の殺意 Actor N/A
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1971 Tora-san's Shattered Romance Actor Yūko 59
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1970 Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji Actor N/A
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1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Actor Umeno 59
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1969 Blood End Actor Otsuta 59
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1969 Thousand Cranes Actor Mrs. Ota 59
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1968 One Day at Summer's End Actor Mariko Nozaki N/A
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1968 The House of Wooden Blocks Actor N/A
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1968 The Time of Reckoning Actor 58
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1968 The Saga of Tanegashima Actor Wakasa 58
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1967 The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Actor Kae 59
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1967 When the Cookie Crumbles Actor 59
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1967 Two Wives Actor 59
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1967 Shroud of Snow Actor Taeko Sayama 59
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1966 Shojo jutai Actor Aiko Takano N/A
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1966 Red Angel Actor Nurse Sakura Nishi 60
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1966 Wild Geese Actor Otama N/A
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1966 The Freezing Point Actor Natsue 59
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1966 The Virgin Witness Actor Chiei, Nun N/A
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1966 Irezumi Actor Otsuya 59
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1965 Strange Triangle Actor N/A
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1965 Seisaku's Wife Actor Okane 59
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1965 I'll Cry Alone Actor N/A
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1965 The Story of a Blind Woman Actor N/A
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1965 Nami kage Actor Hinachiyo N/A
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1965 The Forest of No Escape Actor N/A
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1965 While Yet a Wife Actor N/A
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1964 Modae Actor N/A
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1964 Manji Actor Mitsuko Tokumitsu 59
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1964 Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege Actor Yodogimi 59
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1964 Kemono no tawamure Actor N/A
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1964 A Public Benefactor Actor Mitsuko Fukumura N/A
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1964 Love and Greed Actor Namiko Kawashiro 58
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1964 Hot Spring Doctress Actor Isao Shiozuki N/A
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1963 Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection Actor Yodogimi 59
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1963 Bamboo Doll of Echizen Actor Tamae 59
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1963 She Came For Love Actor Toshiko Ikuta N/A
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1963 Bury Me Deep Actor Mrs. Senzu N/A
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1963 The Third Will Actor Fumino Hamada 59
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1963 Girls Born in August Actor N/A
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1963 An Actor's Revenge Actor Namiji 59
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1962 Elegant Beast Actor Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant 59
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1962 The Great Wall Actor Chiang-nu 59
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1962 Diary of a Mad Old Man Actor Satsuko 59
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1962 Hiroshima Heartache Actor 58
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1962 Red Love, Green Love Actor Yukiko Oda N/A
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1962 Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo Actor N/A
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1962 Closing Time Actor Kimiko Matsuno N/A
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1962 Stolen Pleasure Actor Masuko 59
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1962 The Temple of Wild Geese Actor Satoko Kirihara 59
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1962 Their Legacy Actor N/A
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1961 A Wife Confesses Actor Ayako Takigawa 59
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1961 The Radiant Prince Actor Aoi no ue N/A
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1961 A Geisha's Diary Actor Koen 59
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1961 A Design for Dying Actor 58
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1961 Triangle Moods Actor Mariko Naoe N/A
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1961 A Lustful Man Actor Yuugiridayuu 59
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1961 Les Mesdemoiselles Actor Kasumi Fujisawa N/A
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1961 Marriageable Age Actor N/A
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1961 Vagabonds from Badgerville Actor Tayori N/A
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1961 The Ginza Three Boys Actor Chikami Akiyama N/A
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1960 The False Student Actor Mutsuko Takagi 59
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1960 The Priest and the Beauty Actor Kiyohime 58
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1960 Victory and Defeat Actor Shizuko Abe N/A
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1960 Bonchi Actor Ponta 59
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1960 Afraid to Die Actor Yoshie Koizumi 59
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1960 The Rockabilly Lady Actor Mie Yashiro N/A
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1960 A Woman's Testament Actor 58
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1959 Enchanted Princess Actor Princess Kinuta / Okuro 59
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1959 Floating Weeds Actor Kayo 63
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1959 Ripe and Marriageable Actor Shinobu Takaniwa N/A
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1959 Beauty the Enemy Actor Keiko Yoshino N/A
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1959 Jirocho Fuji Actor Okiku 59
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1959 The Cast-Off Actor N/A
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1959 The Gaijin Actor N/A
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1959 Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree Actor 58
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1959 The Most Valuable Wife Actor Kyoko Nonomiya 59
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1959 Goodbye, Hello Actor Kazuko Aota N/A
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1958 Musume no boken Actor N/A
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1958 A Grain of Wheat Actor Numata Ichiko N/A
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1958 The Judo Champ Actor N/A
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1958 Love River Actor N/A
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1958 The Ladder of Success Actor N/A
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1958 The Loyal 47 Ronin Actor Orin, Carpenter's Daughter 59
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1958 Firefly Light Actor Oryo N/A
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1958 Mother Actor Miss Mochizuki N/A
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1958 Tokyo Eyes Actor N/A
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1957 The Blue Sky Maiden Actor Yûko Ono 59
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1957 The Betrothed Actor N/A
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1957 Evening Calm Actor N/A
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1957 Love of the Princess Actor Kazunomiya N/A
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1957 Daiei Studio is Bustling Actor N/A
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1956 Tsukigata Hanpeita Actor Yuri Mamiya 59
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1956 Bridge of Japan Actor Ochise 59
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1956 Tears Actor N/A
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1956 Punishment Room Actor Akiko Aochi 59
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1956 Street of Shame Actor Yasumi 62
Fair
1956 A Rainbow at Every Turn Actor N/A
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1955 The Phantom Horse Actor Yuki Shiraishi 58
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1955 A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love Actor Yumiko Kiryû N/A
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1955 Farewell Song Actor N/A
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1954 The Messenger from the Moon Actor Yoko Kotani N/A
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1954 浅草の夜 Actor Namie Takashima N/A
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1954 A Certain Woman Actor Aiko, Yoko's sister N/A
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1953 Jūdai no yūwaku Actor N/A
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1953 続々十代の性典 Actor N/A
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1953 A Geisha Actor Eiko 60
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1953 Zoku jūdai no seiten Actor N/A
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1953 Lady Chatterley of Japan Actor Sakiko Takashima N/A
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1953 Jûdai no seiten Actor N/A
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1952 母子鶴 Actor Eiko N/A
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1952 Shi no machi wo nogarete Actor Setsuko Minami N/A
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