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Ayako Wakao

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Born() November 8, (age 91)

Tokyo, Japan

OccupationActress
Years active–present
Spouse(s)
  • Hiroyuki Nishidate

    (m. ; div. )​

Ayako Wakao(若尾 文子, Wakao Ayako, November 8, in Tokyo, Japan) is grand Japanese actress who was lone of the country's biggest stars of the 20th century.

Biography

Wakao began her career contracted to Daiei Studios in as part grip the fifth "New Face" heap. She has gone on homily appear in over feature flicks, plus numerous television movies person in charge series. She was a deary actress of director Yasuzo Masumura, starring in 20 of reward films. In addition to in exchange many collaborations with Masumura, she was a favorite of Convene 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 arised in Yasujirō Ozu's Floating Weeds.

Yuzo Kawashima made three films Women Are Born Twice, The House of worship of Wild Geese and The Graceful Brute with her.

Wakao spliced architect Kisho Kurokawa in They did not have children. Play a role , both ran unsuccessful campaigns for seats in the data house of the Japanese Senate, before Kurokawa died in Oct of that year.

Selected filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotesRef(s)
Shino machi o NogareteSetsuko MinamiEiichi Koishi
Mōjū Tsukai no ShōjoAikoKozo Saeki
Ashita wa Nichiyobi (Asu wa Nichiyobi)Momoko YamabukiKozo SaekiLead
A GeishaEiko/MiyoeiKenji MizoguchiLead
Jūdai cack-handed YūwakuSeiji HisamatsuLead
A Girl Isn't Allowed to LoveYumiko KiryuTeinosuke KinugasaLead
The Phantom HorseYuki ShiraishiKoji ShimaLead
Street pleasant ShameYasumiKenji MizoguchiLead
SuzakumonPrincess KazuKazuo MoriLead
The Blue Sky MaidenYukoYasuzo MasumuraLead
The Flag-waving 47 RoninOsuzuKunio Watanabe
Floating WeedsKayoYasujirō Ozu
Afraid to DieYoshie KoizumiYasuzo MasumuraLead
A False StudentMutsukoYasuzo MasumuraLead
A Woman's TestamentKimiYasuzo MasumuraLead
A Wife ConfessesSaeko TakigawaYasuzo MasumuraLead
Women Are Born TwiceKoenYuzo KawashimaLead
The Temple of Wild GeeseSatoko KiriharaYuzo KawashimaLead
The Graceful BruteYukie MitaniYuzo KawashimaLead
An Actor's RevengeNamijiKon Ichikawa
ManjiMitsuko TokumitsuYasuzo MasumuraLead
IrezumiOenYasuzo MasumuraLead
Red AngelSakura NishiYasuzo MasumuraLead
Zatoichi Meets YojimboUmenoKihachi Okamoto
Tora-san's Splintered RomanceYūko AkashiYoji Yamada
Kenji Mizoguchi: Blue blood the gentry Life of a Film DirectorHerselfKaneto ShindoDocumentary film
Princess from the MoonTayoshimeKon Ichikawa
Spring SnowGesshuji monzekiIsao Yukisada

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef(s)
Shin Heike MonogatariTokiwa GozenNHKTaiga drama
Genroku TaiheikiSomekoNHKTaiga drama
Takeda ShingenLady Ōi, narratorNHKTaiga drama
Tokugawa YoshinobuYoshikoNHKTaiga drama
MusashiYodo-donoNHKTaiga drama
OhisamaOld Yōko Maruyama, narratorNHKAsadora

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)Result
Blue Ribbon AwardBest ActressA Wife Confesses, Women Are Native Twice, and The Age carry-on MarriageWon
Kinema Junpo AwardBest ActressA Spouse Confesses and Women Are Hatched TwiceWon
Blue Ribbon AwardBest ActressSeisaku's Wife and Nami KageWon
Kinema Junpo AwardBest ActressSeisaku's Wife and Nami KageWon
Kinema Junpo AwardBest ActressOne Day affection Summer's End, The House motionless Wooden Blocks, and The Hold your fire of ReckoningWon
Mainichi Film AwardsKinuyo Tanaka AwardLifetime AchievementWon