Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao (若尾文子^?) (November 8, 1933, Tokyo, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese actress. Contracted to Daiei Studios in 1951 as part of the fifth "New Face" group, she often appeared in the films of director Yasuzo Masumura. Has appeared in nearly 160 films since her debut in 1952.^[2]:

Filmography

猛獣使いの少女 Mōjū tsukai no shōjo (1952)
(十代の誘惑 Jūdai no yūwaku) (1953)
The Phantom Horse (1955)
Street of Shame (赤線地帯 Akasen chitai) (1956)
The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵 Chūshingura) (1958)
Jokyo (1960)
A Wife Confesses (妻は告白する Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru) (1961)
An Actors Revenge (1963)
Manji (1964)
Irezumi (1966)
Red Angel (1966)

References

^ accessed 23 January 2009
^ accessed 13 January 2009

Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress

Setsuko Hara (1951) · Isuzu Yamada (1952) · Nobuko Otowa (1953) · Hideko Takamine (1954) · Chikage Awashima (1955) · Isuzu Yamada (1956) · Yuuko Mochizuki (1957) · Fujiko Yamamoto (1958) · Tanie Kitabayashi (1959) · Keiko Kishi (1960) · Ayako Wakao (1961) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1962) · Sachiko Hidari (1963) · Shima Iwashita (1964) · Ayako Wakao (1965) · Youko Tsukasa (1966) · Ruriko Asaoka (1975) · Kumiko Akiyoshi (1976) · Shima Iwashita (1977) · Meiko Kaji (1978) · Kaori Momoi (1979) · Yukiyo Toake (1980) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1981) · Masako Natsume (1982) · Yūko Tanaka (1983) · Hiroko Yakushimaru (1984) · Yukiyo Toake (1985) · Ayumi Ishida (1986) · Yoshiko Mita (1987) · Kaori Momoi (1988) · Yoshiko Tanaka (1989) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1990) · Youki Kudoh (1991) · Yoshiko Mita (1992) · Ruby Moreno (1993) · Saki Takaoka (1994) · Miho Nakayama (1995) · Kaori Momoi (1997) · Mieko Harada (1998) · Kyōka Suzuki (1999) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (2000) · Yūki Amami (2001) · Reiko Kataoka (2002) · Shinobu Terajima (2003) · Rie Miyazawa (2004) · Kyōko Koizumi (2005) · Yū Aoi (2006) · Kumiko Aso (2007) · Tae Kimura (2008)

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Name	Wakao, Ayako
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Date of birth	November 8, 1933
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