Ayako Wakao

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Ayako Wakao

Acting 92 November 8, 1933

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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…

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SMAP×SMAP

SMAP×SMAP

8.5 1996 TV Show
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

7.5 1959 Movie
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

7.7 1956 Movie
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

6.8 1970 Movie
An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

6.6 1963 Movie
Ohisama

Ohisama

9.0 2011 TV Show
Red Angel

Red Angel

7.6 1966 Movie
A Geisha

A Geisha

7.6 1953 Movie
Irezumi

Irezumi

6.9 1966 Movie
Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

7.5 1988 TV Show
Manji

Manji

6.5 1964 Movie
Shin Heike Monogatari

Shin Heike Monogatari

7.3 1972 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2015
    Izakaya Moheji 4

    Movie Kihara Shino [New customer]

  2. 2013
    Izakaya Moheji 2

    Movie Kihara Shino [New customer]

  3. 2011
    Ohisama

    TV show Yoko Sudo (present day)

  4. 2005
    Spring Snow

    Movie

  5. 1998
    Tokugawa Yoshinobu

    TV show Yoshiko Tokugawa

  6. 1996
    SMAP×SMAP

    TV show Bistro Guest

  7. 1991
    The Tale of Genji

    TV show

  8. 1988
    Takeda Shingen

    TV show

  9. 1987
    Princess from the Moon

    Movie Tayoshime

  10. 1985
    ときめきの午後

    TV show

  11. 1985
    Tokimeki no Gogo

    Movie

  12. 1977
    Onna no Katei

    Movie

  13. 1975
    女の夏

    TV show

  14. 1975
    Onna no Natsu

    Movie

  15. 1975
    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Movie Self

  16. 1975
    Genroku Taiheiki

    TV show Someko

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  1. 1974
    Onna no Kyūka

    Movie

  2. 1974
    女の家庭

    TV show

  3. 1972
    愛と愛

    TV show

  4. 1972
    Shin Heike Monogatari

    TV show Tokiwa Gozen

  5. 1971
    Maboroshi no Satsui

    Movie

  6. 1971
    Tora-san's Shattered Romance

    Movie 明石夕子

  7. 1970
    Spartan Education

    Movie

  8. 1970
    Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

    Movie Umeno

  9. 1969
    Blood End

    Movie Otsuta

  10. 1969
    Thousand Cranes

    Movie Mrs. Ota

  11. 1968
    One Day at Summer's End

    Movie Mariko Nozaki

  12. 1968
    The House of Wooden Blocks

    Movie

  13. 1968
    The Time of Reckoning

    Movie Machiko Yonekura

  14. 1968
    The Saga of Tanegashima

    Movie Wakasa

  15. 1967
    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    Movie Kae

  16. 1967
    When the Cookie Crumbles

    Movie

  17. 1967
    Two Wives

    Movie

  18. 1967
    Night Trap

    Movie Aiko Manabe

  19. 1967
    Shroud of Snow

    Movie Taeko Sayama

  20. 1966
    Shojo jutai

    Movie Aiko Takano

  21. 1966
    Red Angel

    Movie Nurse Sakura Nishi

  22. 1966
    Wild Geese

    Movie Otama

  23. 1966
    Freezing Point

    Movie Natsue

  24. 1966
    The Virgin Witness

    Movie Chiei, Nun