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Ayako Wakao
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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.
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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.
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Ayako Wakao's Filmography
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Izakaya Moheji 4
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Izakaya Moheji 2
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
Spring Snow
Princess from the Moon
as Tayoshime
No Poster
Tokimeki no Gogo
Onna no Katei
Onna no Natsu
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Onna no Kyūka
Maboroshi no Satsui
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as 明石夕子
Spartan Education
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Umeno
Blood End
as Otsuta
Thousand Cranes
as Mrs. Ota
One Day at Summer's End
as Mariko Nozaki
The House of Wooden Blocks
The Time of Reckoning
as Machiko Yonekura
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Wakasa
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
as Kae
When the Cookie Crumbles
Two Wives
Night Trap
as Aiko Manabe
Shroud of Snow
as Taeko Sayama
Shojo jutai
as Aiko Takano
Red Angel
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
Wild Geese
as Otama
Freezing Point
as Natsue
The Virgin Witness
as Chiei, Nun
Irezumi
as Otsuya
While Yet a Wife
Strange Triangle
Seisaku's Wife
as Okane
I'll Cry Alone
The Story of a Blind Woman
Nami kage
as Hinachiyo
The Forest of No Escape
Modae
Manji
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
The Frolic of the Beasts
A Public Benefactor
as Mitsuko Fukumura
Love and Greed
as Namiko Kawashiro
Hot Spring Doctress
as Isao Shiozuki
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
Girls Born in August
An Actor's Revenge
as Namiji
Elegant Beast
as Yukie Mitani
The Great Wall
as Meng Jiangnü
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Satsuko
A Night to Remember
Red Love, Green Love
as Yukiko Oda
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Closing Time
as Kimiko Matsuno
Stolen Pleasure
as Masuko
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Satoko Kirihara
Their Legacy
A Wife Confesses
as Ayako Takigawa
The Radiant Prince
as Aoi no ue
A Geisha's Diary
as Koen
A Design for Dying
as Rinko Tsugawa
Triangle Moods
as Mariko Naoe
A Lustful Man
as Yuugiridayuu
Les Mesdemoiselles
as Kasumi Fujisawa
Marriageable Age
Vagabonds from Badgerville
as Tayori
The Ginza Three Boys
as Chikami Akiyama
Chinkasai
The False Student
as Mutsuko Takagi
Anchin and Kiyohime
as Kiyohime
A Nice Guy
Victory and Defeat
as Shizuko Abe
Bonchi
as Ponta
Afraid to Die
as Yoshie Koizumi
The Rockabilly Lady
as Mie Yashiro
A Woman's Testament
Enchanted Princess
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
Floating Weeds
as Kayo
Ripe and Marriageable
as Shinobu Takaniwa
Beauty the Enemy
as Keiko Yoshino
Various Flowers
Jirocho Fuji
as Okiku
The Cast-Off
as Takako Sanada
The Gaijin
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
The Most Valuable Wife
as Kyoko Nonomiya
Goodbye, Hello
as Kazuko Aota
Musume no boken
The Ladder of Success
A Grain of Wheat
as Numata Ichiko
The Judo Champ
My Son's Revolt
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
Love River
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
Firefly Light
as Oryo
Mother
as Miss Mochizuki
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
Tokyo Eyes
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Yuko Ono
Escape from Temptation
Tsuma koso waga inochi
The Betrothed
No Poster
Evening Calm
Love of the Princess
as Kazunomiya
Bojô no kawa
Zoku ginga no miyako
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Ginga no miyako
I Love You
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Yuri Mamiya
Bridge of Japan
as Ochise
Tears
No Poster
Studio wa ōsawagi
Asashio yushio
Cascading White Threads
Punishment Room
as Akiko Aochi
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
Street of Shame
as Yasumi
A Rainbow at Every Turn
The Bride Carries On
Hanayome no tameiki
Bara no kōdōkan
Where Might is Right
Shichinin no ani imōto
Tama wa kudakezu
Nagasaki no yoru
The Phantom Horse
as Yuki Shiraishi
Inhibited Love
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as Yumiko Kiryû
Farewell, Innocence
as Mizosawa Reiko
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
Farewell Song
Victory or Defeat
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
The Messenger from the Moon
as Yoko Kotani
Midori no nakama
Asakusa at Night
as Namie Takashima
Yearning
Maiko monogatari
Yoidore nitōryū
A Certain Woman
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
Kokoro no nichigetsu
Jūdai no yūwaku
Outlaw
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
Shunsetsu no mon
A Geisha
as Eiko
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Lady Chatterley of Japan
as Sakiko Takashima
Okore Sanpei
Jūdai no seiten
Kanojo no tokudane
Machi no kotengu
Her Secret
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
Hahakozuru
as Eiko
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
Escape from the City of Death
as Setsuko Minami
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
