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Ayako Wakao (若尾文子, born 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
SMAP×SMAPSeries • 1996
OhisamaSeries • 2011
Takeda ShingenSeries • 1988
A GeishaMovie • 1953
IrezumiMovie • 1966
Street of ShameMovie • 1956
The Blue Sky MaidenMovie • 1957
An Actor's RevengeMovie • 1963
Red AngelMovie • 1966
Floating WeedsMovie • 1959
Zatoichi Meets YojimboMovie • 1970
ManjiMovie • 1964
Princess from the MoonMovie • 1987
Seisaku's WifeMovie • 1965
A Wife ConfessesMovie • 1961
Elegant BeastMovie • 1962