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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
- Floating Weeds (1959) as Kayo
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
- Irezumi (1966) as Otsuya
- The Great Wall (1962) as Chiang-nu
- The Tale of Genji (1991) Cast
- Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) as Umeno
- Spring Snow (2005) Cast
- Princess from the Moon (1987) as Tayoshime
- The Blue Sky Maiden (1957) as Yûko Ono
- Red Angel (1966) as Nurse Sakura Nishi
- 愛と愛 (1972) Cast
- Anchin and Kiyohime (1960) as Kiyohime
- Afraid to Die (1960) as Yoshie Koizumi
- When the Cookie Crumbles (1967) Cast
- The Temple of Wild Geese (1962) as Satoko Kirihara
- The Most Valuable Wife (1959) as Kyoko Nonomiya
- Bonchi (1960) as Ponta
- Punishment Room (1956) as Akiko Aochi
- An Actor's Revenge (1963) as Namiji
- Goodbye, Hello (1959) as Kazuko Aota
- Manji (1964) as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
- Blood End (1969) as Otsuta
- Beauty the Enemy (1959) as Keiko Yoshino
- Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963) as Yodogimi
- A Certain Woman (1954) as Aiko, Yoko's sister
- Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) as Tamae
- Elegant Beast (1962) as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
- Love and Greed (1964) as Namiko Kawashiro
- The False Student (1960) as Mutsuko Takagi
- A Geisha (1953) as Eiko
- A Lustful Man (1961) as Yuugiridayuu
- A Woman's Testament (1960) Cast
- Seisaku's Wife (1965) as Okane
- Enchanted Princess (1959) as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
- A Geisha's Diary (1961) as Koen
- Strange Triangle (1965) Cast
- The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967) as Kae
- Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962) as Satsuko
- The Time of Reckoning (1968) Cast
- Nami kage (1965) as Hinachiyo
- The Third Will (1963) as Fumino Hamada
- A Wife Confesses (1961) as Ayako Takigawa
- She Came For Love (1963) as Toshiko Ikuta
- Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo (1962) Cast
- The Radiant Prince (1961) as Aoi no ue
- Bridge of Japan (1956) as Ochise
- The Gaijin (1959) Cast
- Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege (1964) as Yodogimi
- Spartan Education (1970) Cast
- Daiei Studio is Bustling (1957) Cast
- The Ginza Three Boys (1961) as Chikami Akiyama
- The Cast-Off (1959) as Takako Sanada
- Stolen Pleasure (1962) as Masuko
- The Frolic of the Beasts (1964) Cast
- Tokyo Eyes (1958) Cast
- Closing Time (1962) as Kimiko Matsuno
- Shroud of Snow (1967) as Taeko Sayama
- The House of Wooden Blocks (1968) Cast
- A Public Benefactor (1964) as Mitsuko Fukumura
- A Grain of Wheat (1958) as Numata Ichiko
- Bury Me Deep (1963) as Mrs. Senzu
- Love River (1958) Cast
- Victory and Defeat (1960) as Shizuko Abe
- A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (1955) as Yumiko Kiryû
- Jūdai no seiten (1953) Cast
- Two Wives (1967) Cast
- The Saga of Tanegashima (1968) as Wakasa
- Musume no boken (1958) Cast
- Izakaya Moheji 2 (2013) as Kihara Shino [New customer]
- Vagabonds from Badgerville (1961) as Tayori
- While Yet a Wife (1965) Cast
- A Night to Remember (1962) Cast
- Ripe and Marriageable (1959) as Shinobu Takaniwa
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Most-watched Ayako Wakao films currently: Street of Shame (1956), Floating Weeds (1959), The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958), Irezumi (1966), The Great Wall (1962).
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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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