Ayako Wakao
Acting
Born 1933-11-08
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
154 credits
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress 2
Kinuyo Tanaka Award 1
Awards
Won 2 Blue Ribbon for Best Actress Awards
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress 2 won
- 1966 Best Actress Won
- 1962 Best Actress Won
Kinuyo Tanaka Award 1 won
- 2006 Kinuyo Tanaka Award Won
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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
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Acting
44 credits
SMAP×SMAP
Takeda Shingen
Ohisama
Shin Heike Monogatari
Genroku Taiheiki
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Hahakozuru
Floating Weeds
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Irezumi
Red Angel
One Day at Summer's End
Street of Shame
Bonchi
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
A Geisha
The Blue Sky Maiden
The Great Wall
The Most Valuable Wife
Manji
A Lustful Man
Jirocho Fuji
An Actor's Revenge
Princess from the Moon
The Loyal 47 Ronin
A Geisha's Diary
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Punishment Room
The Radiant Prince
Afraid to Die
The Temple of Wild Geese
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Stolen Pleasure
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Elegant Beast
A Public Benefactor
The Third Will
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
A Design for Dying
Bridge of Japan
Beauty the Enemy
Nami kage
A Wife Confesses
Other credits
16 credits
The Tale of Genji
Their Legacy
Maboroshi no Satsui
The Betrothed
Spring Snow
Tears
A Woman's Testament
A Night to Remember
Various Flowers
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
Asashio yushio
ときめきの午後
Her Secret
Tama wa kudakezu
Evening Calm
Two Wives
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