Ayako Wakao
Acting · Born 1933-11-08 · age 92 · 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 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.
Titles
Floating Weeds
Street of Shame
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
An Actor's Revenge
Red Angel
A Geisha
Irezumi
Manji
A Wife Confesses
Princess from the Moon
Seisaku's Wife
The Blue Sky Maiden
Elegant Beast
The Temple of Wild Geese
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
A Geisha's Diary
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Afraid to Die
A Lustful Man
The False Student
Punishment Room
Two Wives
A Woman's Testament
Blood End
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Enchanted Princess
Freezing Point
Jirocho Fuji
Shroud of Snow
Stolen Pleasure
The Most Valuable Wife
Anchin and Kiyohime
Love and Greed
Spring Snow
Thousand Cranes
The Saga of Tanegashima
The Great Wall
Bridge of Japan
The House of Wooden Blocks
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Bonchi
The Radiant Prince
Strange Triangle
The Third Will
Wild Geese
Shin Heike Monogatari
The Phantom Horse
The Ladder of Success
A Public Benefactor
When the Cookie Crumbles
A Night to Remember
The Time of Reckoning
Love of the Princess
The Virgin Witness
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Goodbye, Hello
One Day at Summer's End