Ayako Wakao
Acting
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.
Born: November 8, 1933
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Ohisama
Ohisama is a Japanese television drama that aired on NHK in 2011 in the Asadora time slot. Set in Nagano prefecture, "Ohisama" covers the life of Yoko Sudo (Mao Inoue) through World War II. Yoko Sudo with her smile is able to bring brightness to those around her & she follows her mother's motif to laugh through the hard times. During the onset of WW II, Yoko is a high school student and "Ohisama" follows her as she eventually becomes a teacher and then gets married and has a child. Yoko then opens a soba restaurant with her student. --asianwiki
SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games. These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking. Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.
Thousand Cranes
The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata Yasunari.
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
Yano Reiko is a part-time student. After being introduced by a well-known classmate, she becomes the tutor for Mariko, the second daughter of the bourgeois Todo family. The eldest daughter of the Todo family, Tomoe, is a typical bourgeois lady who secretly loves Fuyuhiko Kanae, an architectural engineer who is designing her villa. For Reiko, the life of the Todo family is completely different, but when she meets the bright and intelligent Fuyuhiko, she feels more than just affection for him, going beyond Reiko's circumstances. Meanwhile, Fuyuhiko also begins to love the neat and beautiful Reiko. The relationship between the two develops rapidly, but Reiko's heart is complicated. This is because Reiko has an older sister, Ginko, who works in a red-light district...
The Third Will
A story about a wealthy family and the greed and selfishness of three daughters and relatives, after the passing of their old father.
Street of Shame
The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
Red Angel
In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. She has to assist the surgeon Dr. Okabe with an incredible number of amputations. In the crowded wards, she gives sympathy to some of the soldiers, including sexually servicing one who has lost both arms and has no hope of returning home. She falls in love with Dr. Okabe, and follows him to the front, even though he is impotent from his morphine addiction.
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Kisuke, a young bamboo worker marries Tomoe, a geisha who was once involved with Kisuke's late father.
A Geisha
Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.
Floating Weeds
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
Filmography
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
as Kihara Shino [New customer]
as Yoko Sudo (present day)
as Yoshiko Tokugawa
as Bistro Guest
as Oi Fujin
as Tayoshime
as Someko
as Tokiwa Gozen
as Yūko
as Umeno
as Otsuta
as Mrs. Ota
as Mariko Nozaki
as Wakasa
as Taeko Sayama
as Aiko Takano
as Nurse Sakura Nishi
as Otama
as Natsue
as Chiei, Nun
as Otsuya
as Okane
as Hinachiyo
as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
as Yodogimi
as Mitsuko Fukumura
as Namiko Kawashiro
as Isao Shiozuki
as Yodogimi
as Tamae
as Toshiko Ikuta
as Mrs. Senzu
as Fumino Hamada
as Namiji
as Yukie Mitani, the agent's accountant
as Chiang-nu
as Satsuko
as Yukiko Oda
as Kimiko Matsuno
as Masuko
as Satoko Kirihara
as Ayako Takigawa
as Aoi no ue
as Koen
as Mariko Naoe
as Yuugiridayuu
as Kasumi Fujisawa
as Tayori
as Chikami Akiyama
as Mutsuko Takagi
as Kiyohime
as Shizuko Abe
as Ponta
as Yoshie Koizumi
as Mie Yashiro
as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
as Kayo
as Shinobu Takaniwa
as Keiko Yoshino
as Okiku
as Takako Sanada
as Kyoko Nonomiya
as Kazuko Aota
as Numata Ichiko
as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
as Oryo
as Miss Mochizuki
as Yûko Ono
as Kazunomiya
as Yuri Mamiya
as Ochise
as Akiko Aochi
as Yasumi
as Yuki Shiraishi
as Yumiko Kiryû
as Mizosawa Reiko
as Yoko Kotani
as Namie Takashima
as Aiko, Yoko's sister
as Eiko
as Sakiko Takashima
as Eiko
as Setsuko Minami