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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An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge
6.5
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6.9
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
6.7
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Meiso chizu
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6
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7.5
Floating Weeds
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7.5
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6.4
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The Great Wall
6
Princess from the Moon
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6.4
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7.6
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A Lustful Man
5.9
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6.2
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Elegant Beast
7.1
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A Wife Confesses
6.7
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7.3
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6.9
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Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
6.2
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Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
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7.2
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The Ladder of Success
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The Betrothed
0
Enchanted Princess
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6.2
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幻の殺意
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Shroud of Snow
8
A Rainbow at Every Turn
A Rainbow at Every Turn
0
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The Priest and the Beauty
3
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The False Student
6.5
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Love and Greed
7
The Blue Sky Maiden
The Blue Sky Maiden
6.8
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滝の白糸
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Spring Snow
Spring Snow
4
Bridge of Japan
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7.3
浅草の夜
浅草の夜
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A Public Benefactor
0
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While Yet a Wife
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Punishment Room
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6.9
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A Certain Woman
0
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Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
0
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Shi no machi wo nogarete
0
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7.4
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The House of Wooden Blocks
0
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Stolen Pleasure
6.8
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The Temple of Wild Geese
6.3
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6
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
6
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
0
Onna no Kyūka
Onna no Kyūka
0
Firefly Light
Firefly Light
0
The Time of Reckoning
The Time of Reckoning
7
Onna no Natsu
0
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
8
Izakaya Moheji 2
Izakaya Moheji 2
0
Izakaya Moheji 4
Izakaya Moheji 4
0
Onna no Katei
Onna no Katei
0
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6.5
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7.6
Modae
Modae
0
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
6
The Forest of No Escape
The Forest of No Escape
0
Bonchi
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7
Farewell Song
0
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
5.8
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The Freezing Point
6.8
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes
9
The Saga of Tanegashima
The Saga of Tanegashima
5
A Geisha's Diary
A Geisha's Diary
7.2
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
6.8
Love of the Princess
Love of the Princess
0
The Messenger from the Moon
The Messenger from the Moon
0
The Virgin Witness
The Virgin Witness
0
The Radiant Prince
The Radiant Prince
0
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Vagabonds from Badgerville
7
Marriageable Age
Marriageable Age
0
Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello
0
Girls Born in August
Girls Born in August
0
The Ginza Three Boys
The Ginza Three Boys
0
Triangle Moods
Triangle Moods
0
Lady Chatterley of Japan
Lady Chatterley of Japan
0
One Day at Summer's End
One Day at Summer's End
0
The Rockabilly Lady
The Rockabilly Lady
0
Bury Me Deep
Bury Me Deep
0
She Came For Love
She Came For Love
0
Les Mesdemoiselles
Les Mesdemoiselles
6
Beauty the Enemy
Beauty the Enemy
0
Hot Spring Doctress
Hot Spring Doctress
0
Closing Time
Closing Time
0
Red Love, Green Love
Red Love, Green Love
0
母子鶴
母子鶴
0
The Most Valuable Wife
The Most Valuable Wife
7.5
Their Legacy
Their Legacy
0
Strange Triangle
Strange Triangle
0
Tears
Tears
0
The Third Will
The Third Will
8
A Design for Dying
A Design for Dying
6
Wild Geese
Wild Geese
5
The Cast-Off
The Cast-Off
0
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Zoku jūdai no seiten
0
続々十代の性典
続々十代の性典
0
Jûdai no seiten
Jûdai no seiten
0
Jūdai no yūwaku
Jūdai no yūwaku
0
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
0
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Nami kage
0
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
7
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The Gaijin
0
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Kemono no tawamure
0
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The Story of a Blind Woman
0
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Ripe and Marriageable
0
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0
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Love River
0
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Mother
0
The Judo Champ
The Judo Champ
0
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Daiei Studio is Bustling
0
Tokimeki no Gogo
0
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0
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