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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 seve…
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- SMAP×SMAP (1996) as Bistro Guest
- Takeda Shingen (1988) Cast
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) as Tokiwa Gozen
- Genroku Taiheiki (1975) as Someko
- Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998) as Yoshiko Tokugawa
- Ohisama (2011) as Yoko Sudo (present day)
- Street of Shame (1956) as Yasumi
- Irezumi (1966) as Otsuya
- Spring Snow (2005) Cast
- Floating Weeds (1959) as Kayo
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
- Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) as Umeno
- Afraid to Die (1960) as Yoshie Koizumi
- The Temple of Wild Geese (1962) as Satoko Kirihara
- Princess from the Moon (1987) as Tayoshime
- Red Angel (1966) as Nurse Sakura Nishi
- A Geisha's Diary (1961) as Koen
- Anchin and Kiyohime (1960) as Kiyohime
- The Tale of Genji (1991) Cast
- Manji (1964) as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
- The Third Will (1963) as Fumino Hamada
- An Actor's Revenge (1963) as Namiji
- The Blue Sky Maiden (1957) as Yûko Ono
- Bonchi (1960) as Ponta
- The Most Valuable Wife (1959) as Kyoko Nonomiya
- The Great Wall (1962) as Chiang-nu
- 愛と愛 (1972) Cast
- When the Cookie Crumbles (1967) Cast
- Love and Greed (1964) as Namiko Kawashiro
- The Time of Reckoning (1968) Cast
- Blood End (1969) as Otsuta
- A Lustful Man (1961) as Yuugiridayuu
- Punishment Room (1956) as Akiko Aochi
- Strange Triangle (1965) Cast
- A Design for Dying (1961) Cast
- Goodbye, Hello (1959) as Kazuko Aota
- The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967) as Kae
- Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo (1962) Cast
- Beauty the Enemy (1959) as Keiko Yoshino
- Bridge of Japan (1956) as Ochise
- The False Student (1960) as Mutsuko Takagi
- A Geisha (1953) as Eiko
- The Phantom Horse (1955) as Yuki Shiraishi
- A Woman's Testament (1960) Cast
- Seisaku's Wife (1965) as Okane
- Stolen Pleasure (1962) as Masuko
- Elegant Beast (1962) as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
- Closing Time (1962) as Kimiko Matsuno
- Marriageable Age (1961) Cast
- The Ginza Three Boys (1961) as Chikami Akiyama
- Vagabonds from Badgerville (1961) as Tayori
- A Certain Woman (1954) as Aiko, Yoko's sister
- Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962) as Satsuko
- One Day at Summer's End (1968) as Mariko Nozaki
- She Came For Love (1963) as Toshiko Ikuta
- A Wife Confesses (1961) as Ayako Takigawa
- Daiei Studio is Bustling (1957) Cast
- A Public Benefactor (1964) as Mitsuko Fukumura
- The House of Wooden Blocks (1968) Cast
- Izakaya Moheji 2 (2013) as Kihara Shino [New customer]
- Bury Me Deep (1963) as Mrs. Senzu
- The Gaijin (1959) Cast
- Jūdai no yūwaku (1953) Cast
- The Radiant Prince (1961) as Aoi no ue
- The Story of a Blind Woman (1965) Cast
- Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) as Tamae
- A Night to Remember (1962) Cast
- Spartan Education (1970) Cast
- Mother (1958) as Miss Mochizuki
- The Saga of Tanegashima (1968) as Wakasa
- A Rainbow at Every Turn (1956) Cast
- Enchanted Princess (1959) as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
- Wild Geese (1966) as Otama
- Zoku jūdai no seiten (1953) Cast
- Nami kage (1965) as Hinachiyo
- A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (1955) as Yumiko Kiryû
- Jūdai no seiten (1953) Cast
- Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963) as Yodogimi
- Triangle Moods (1961) as Mariko Naoe
- The Ladder of Success (1958) Cast
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Most-watched Ayako Wakao films currently: Street of Shame (1956), Irezumi (1966), Spring Snow (2005), Floating Weeds (1959), The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958).
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Selected TV credits: SMAP×SMAP (1996), Takeda Shingen (1988), Shin Heike Monogatari (1972), Genroku Taiheiki (1975), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998).
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