Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1933-11-08 (Age: 93)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Ayako Wakao
Biography
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.
Filmography (135)
Izakaya Moheji 4
2015
Izakaya Moheji 2
2013
Spring Snow
2005
Princess from the Moon
1987Tokimeki no Gogo
1985
Onna no Katei
1977Onna no Natsu
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
Onna no Kyūka
1974
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
Spartan Education
1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
Blood End
1969
