Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
    Birthday
    11/8/1933
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Onna no Natsu
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Izakaya Moheji 4
Izakaya Moheji 4
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Onna no Katei
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6.5
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7.6
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6
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7
Farewell Song
0
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5.8
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6.8
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9
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The Saga of Tanegashima
5
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A Geisha's Diary
7.2
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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
6.8
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The Messenger from the Moon
0
The Virgin Witness
The Virgin Witness
0
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The Radiant Prince
0
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Vagabonds from Badgerville
7
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Marriageable Age
0
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Goodbye, Hello
6
Girls Born in August
Girls Born in August
0
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The Ginza Three Boys
0
Triangle Moods
Triangle Moods
0
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Lady Chatterley of Japan
0
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One Day at Summer's End
0
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6
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6
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Beauty the Enemy
0
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Hot Spring Doctress
0
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0
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母子鶴
0
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7.5
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0
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0
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0
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8
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6
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5
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6
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Zoku jūdai no seiten
0
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The Frolic of the Beasts
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