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Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Actor

Born November 8, 1933 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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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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The Red Angel (1966) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]

"The Virgin Witness" Trailer ~ 「処女が見た」予告編 (1966)

Irezumi (1966) Original Trailer [FHD]

An Actor's Revenge (trailer)

Radiance Blu-ray Trailer [Subtitled]

「婚期」(公開年月日 1961年01月14日) 予告篇

Women Are Born Twice (1961) Original Trailer [FHD]

FLOATING WEEDS (Masters of Cinema) Original Theatrical Trailer

Gion bayashi (1953) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Filmography

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Type

Year

Izakaya Moheji 4 Poster

Izakaya Moheji 4 TV Movie2015

Izakaya Moheji 3 Poster

Izakaya Moheji 3 TV Movie2014

Izakaya Moheji 2 Poster

Izakaya Moheji 2 TV Movie2013

Red Dead Wagon 29: The Reunion TV Movie2012Mayu mizuo

Sawako no asa TV Series2011Self

Sunshine Poster

Sunshine TV Series2011Narration

Kekkon TV Movie2009

Bokura no jidai Poster

Bokura no jidai TV Series2007Self

Snowy Love Fall in Spring Poster

Snowy Love Fall in Spring Feature Film2005Geshuji monzeki

Hatsu tsubomi TV Movie2003

Musashi TV Series2003Yodo

Tokugawa Yoshinobu Poster

Tokugawa Yoshinobu TV Series1998Yoshiko Tokugawa

Chûbô desuyo! TV Series1994Self

Meisô chizu TV Movie1992Ayako Teranishi

Genji monogatari Poster

Genji monogatari TV Series1991

Shuntou TV Movie1989

Takeda Shingen Poster

Takeda Shingen TV Series1988

Princess from the Moon Poster

Princess from the Moon Feature Film1987Tayoshime

Daiyaru no naka no onna: Anata! Shinja ikenai! TV Movie1982Takako

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Poster

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Documentary1975Self

Maboroshi no satsui Poster

Maboroshi no satsui Feature Film1971

Tora-san's Shattered Romance Poster

Tora-san's Shattered Romance Feature Film1971Yûko Akashi

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Poster

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Feature Film1970Umeno

Senba zuru Poster

Senba zuru Feature Film1969Mrs. Ota

Tengu-tô Poster

Tengu-tô Feature Film1969Otsuta

One Day at Summer's End Poster

One Day at Summer's End Feature Film1968Mariko Nozaki

Teppô denraiki Poster

Teppô denraiki Feature Film1968Wakasa

The House of Wooden Blocks Poster

The House of Wooden Blocks Feature Film1968Hisayo Kawakami

The Time of Reckoning Poster

The Time of Reckoning Feature Film1968Machiko Yonekura

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Poster

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Feature Film1967Kae

Tsuma futari Poster

Tsuma futari Feature Film1967Michiko Nagai

When the Cookie Crumbles Poster

When the Cookie Crumbles Feature Film1967Kyoko Senzaka

Yoru no wana Feature Film1967Aiko Manabe

Yuki no mosho Poster

Yuki no mosho Feature Film1967Taeko Sayama

Freezing Point Poster

Freezing Point Feature Film1966Natsue

Gan Feature Film1966Otama

Irezumi Feature Film1966Otsuya

Shojo jutai Poster

Shojo jutai Feature Film1966Aiko Takano

The Red Angel Poster

The Red Angel Feature Film1966Nurse Sakura Nishi

The Virgin Witness Poster

The Virgin Witness Feature Film1966Chiei, Nun

Forest of No Escape Poster

Forest of No Escape Feature Film1965Miyuki Eto

Furin Feature Film1965Seiko

Nami kage Poster

Nami kage Feature Film1965Hinachiyo

Obi o toku Natsuko Poster

Obi o toku Natsuko Feature Film1965Natsuko Fukuoka

Seisaku's Wife Poster

Seisaku's Wife Feature Film1965Okane

The Story of a Blind Woman Poster

The Story of a Blind Woman Feature Film1965

Tsuma no hi no ai no katamini Poster

Tsuma no hi no ai no katamini Feature Film1965

Kemono no tawamure Poster

Kemono no tawamure Feature Film1964Yûko Kusakado

Kizudarake no sanga Poster

Kizudarake no sanga Feature Film1964Mitsuko Fukumura

Modae Feature Film1964Chieko Ueda

Onsen jôi Poster

Onsen jôi Feature Film1964Isao Shiozuki

Otto ga mita 'Onna no kobako' yori Poster

Otto ga mita 'Onna no kobako' yori Feature Film1964Namiko Kawashiro

Shiawasa nara te o tatake Feature Film1964

Swastika Poster

Swastika Feature Film1964Mitsuko Tokumitsu

An Actor's Revenge Poster

An Actor's Revenge Feature Film1963Namiji

Bamboo Doll of Echizen Poster

Bamboo Doll of Echizen Feature Film1963Tamae

Bury Me Deep Poster

Bury Me Deep Feature Film1963Mrs. Senzu

Hachigatsu umare no Onna Poster

Hachigatsu umare no Onna Feature Film1963Yumi Takigawa

Nyokei kazoku Poster

Nyokei kazoku Feature Film1963Ayano Hamada

Onna ga aishite nikumu toki Poster

Onna ga aishite nikumu toki Feature Film1963Toshiko Ikuta

Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection Poster

Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection Feature Film1963Yodogimi

A Night to Remember Poster

A Night to Remember Feature Film1962Akiko Hayashima

Diary of a Mad Old Man Poster

Diary of a Mad Old Man Feature Film1962Sachiko

Heiten jikan Poster

Heiten jikan Feature Film1962Kimiko Matsuno

Katei no jijô Poster

Katei no jijô Feature Film1962Kazuyo, the 1st daughter

Stolen Pleasure Poster

Stolen Pleasure Feature Film1962Masuko

The Graceful Brute Poster

The Graceful Brute Feature Film1962Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant

The Great Wall Poster

The Great Wall Feature Film1962Chiang-nu

The Temple of Wild Geese Poster

The Temple of Wild Geese Feature Film1962Satoko Kirihara

Yatchaba no Onna Poster

Yatchaba no Onna Feature Film1962Yukiko Oda

A Wife Confesses Poster

A Wife Confesses Feature Film1961Ayako Takigawa

Ginza no bonbon Feature Film1961Fumi

Ginzakko monogatari Poster

Ginzakko monogatari Feature Film1961Chikami Akiyama

Hanakurabe tanuki dochu Poster

Hanakurabe tanuki dochu Feature Film1961Tayori

Kôshoku ichidai otoko Poster

Kôshoku ichidai otoko Feature Film1961Yûgiri

Ojôsan Feature Film1961Kasumi Fujisawa

Onna no kunshô Poster

Onna no kunshô Feature Film1961Michiko Tsugawa

Shin Genji monogatari Poster

Shin Genji monogatari Feature Film1961Aoi no ue

The Age of Marriage Poster

The Age of Marriage Feature Film1961Namiko Karasawa

Tokyo onigiri musume Poster

Tokyo onigiri musume Feature Film1961Mariko Naoe

Women Are Born Twice Poster

Women Are Born Twice Feature Film1961Koen

A False Student Poster

A False Student Feature Film1960Mutsuko

Afraid to Die Poster

Afraid to Die Feature Film1960Yoshie Koizumi

Anchin to Kiyohime Poster

Anchin to Kiyohime Feature Film1960Kiyohime

Bonchi Feature Film1960Ponta

Jokyô Feature Film1960Kimi

Onna wa teikô suru Poster

Onna wa teikô suru Feature Film1960Mie Yashiro, the promoter

Shôri to haiboku Poster

Shôri to haiboku Feature Film1960Shizuko Abe

Sutekina yaro Feature Film1960

Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa Poster

Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa Feature Film1959Kazuko Aota

Bara no ki ni bara no hana saku Poster

Bara no ki ni bara no hana saku Feature Film1959Reiko Yano

Bibô ni tsumi ari Poster

Bibô ni tsumi ari Feature Film1959Keiko Yoshino

Enchanted Princess Poster

Enchanted Princess Feature Film1959Princess Kinuta

Floating Weeds Poster

Floating Weeds Feature Film1959Kayo

Hanran Feature Film1959Takako Sanada

Jirôchô Fuji Poster

Jirôchô Fuji Feature Film1959Okiku

Mi wa jukushitari Poster

Mi wa jukushitari Feature Film1959Shinobu Takaniwa

Saikô shukun fujin Poster

Saikô shukun fujin Feature Film1959Kyoko Nonomiya

The Gaijin Poster

The Gaijin Feature Film1959Aya Tsuda

A Grain of Wheat Poster

A Grain of Wheat Feature Film1958Ichiko Numata

Aiga Feature Film1958

Glow of the Firefly Poster

Glow of the Firefly Feature Film1958Oryo

Haha Feature Film1958Miss Mochizuki

Musume no boken Poster

Musume no boken Feature Film1958

The Loyal 47 Ronin Poster

The Loyal 47 Ronin Feature Film1958Orin

Yoru no sugao Poster

Yoru no sugao Feature Film1958Hisako

Nagasugita haru Poster

Nagasugita haru Feature Film1957Momoko Kida

Studio wa ten'yawan'ya Poster

Studio wa ten'yawan'ya Short Film1957

Suzakumon Poster

Suzakumon Feature Film1957Kazunomiya

The Blue Sky Maiden Poster

The Blue Sky Maiden Feature Film1957Yûko Ono

Yuunagi Feature Film1957Ryoko Shima

Bara no kôdôkan Feature Film1956Shinobu

Bliss on Earth Poster

Bliss on Earth Feature Film1956Shizuko

Bridge of Japan Poster

Bridge of Japan Feature Film1956Ochise

Cascading White Threads Poster

Cascading White Threads Feature Film1956

Hanayome no tameiki Feature Film1956Yoshiko

Niiduma no negoto Short Film1956Yoshiko

Niji ikutabi Poster

Niji ikutabi Feature Film1956Asako Mizuhara

Punishment Room Poster

Punishment Room Feature Film1956Akiko Aochi

Shinkon nikki: Hazukashii yume Poster

Shinkon nikki: Hazukashii yume Short Film1956Chieko Hanazaki

Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa Short Film1956Chieko Hanazaki

Street of Shame Poster

Street of Shame Feature Film1956Yasumi

Studio wa ôsawagi Feature Film1956

Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki Poster

Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki Feature Film1956Yuri Mamiya

Yonjû-hassai no teikô Poster

Yonjû-hassai no teikô Feature Film1956Rie, Kotaro's daughter

Bara ikutabika Poster

Bara ikutabika Feature Film1955Yumiko Kiryû

Dankongai Feature Film1955Saeko Sumida

Kôfuku o haitatsu suru musume Poster

Kôfuku o haitatsu suru musume Feature Film1955

Maboroshi no uma Poster

Maboroshi no uma Feature Film1955Yuki Shiraishi

Musume no endan Feature Film1955

Shichinin no ani imôto Feature Film1955Setsu

The Fireflies' Glow Poster

The Fireflies' Glow Feature Film1955Reiko Asakura

Tsuki ni tobu kari Poster

Tsuki ni tobu kari Feature Film1955Reiko Mizusawa

Aru onna Poster

Aru onna Feature Film1954Aiko, Yoko's sister

Asakusa no yoru Poster

Asakusa no yoru Feature Film1954Namie Takashima

Bojô Feature Film1954

Kôjô no tsuki Feature Film1954

Kokoro no nichigetsu Poster

Kokoro no nichigetsu Feature Film1954

Maiko monogatari Poster

Maiko monogatari Feature Film1954

Messenger from the Moon Feature Film1954

Midori no nakama Feature Film1954Natsuko Sayama

Shôhai Feature Film1954

Yoidore ni tôryû Feature Film1954

A Geisha Poster

A Geisha Feature Film1953Eiko

Jûdai no seiten Poster

Jûdai no seiten Feature Film1953Eiko Takanashi

Jûdai no yûwaku Feature Film1953

Lady Chatterley of Japan Poster

Lady Chatterley of Japan Feature Film1953

Muhomono Feature Film1953Okoma

Okore sanpei Feature Film1953

Shunsetsu no mon Feature Film1953

Zoku Jûdai no seiten Poster

Zoku Jûdai no seiten Feature Film1953Natsuko Shigeno

Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten Poster

Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten Feature Film1953Keiko Tadokoro

Ashita wa nichiyôbi sawa nichiyôbi Poster

Ashita wa nichiyôbi sawa nichiyôbi Feature Film1952

Hahakozuru Poster

Hahakozuru Feature Film1952Eiko - her daughter

Hanayome hanamuko chambara bushi Feature Film1952

Himitsu Feature Film1952Mariko Maki

Machi no ko tengu Feature Film1952

Môjû tsukai no shôjo Feature Film1952

Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi Feature Film1952

Shino machi o nogarete Poster

Shino machi o nogarete Feature Film1952Setsuko Minami

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