
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 4: Siege

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

A Geisha's Diary

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

Afraid to Die

The Loyal 47 Ronin

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

Strange Triangle

The Third Will

Wild Geese

Shin Heike Monogatari

The Phantom Horse

A Public Benefactor

When the Cookie Crumbles

A Night to Remember

The Time of Reckoning

Love of the Princess

The Virgin Witness

The Radiant Prince

Vagabonds from Badgerville

Goodbye, Hello

One Day at Summer's End

Bury Me Deep