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Ayako Wakao

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Ayako Wakao in A Geisha (1953)
Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leader's bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside. Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same side?
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Ayako Wakao was born on 8 November 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Blue Sky Maiden (1957), Seisaku's Wife (1965) and A Wife Confesses (1961).
BornNovember 8, 1933
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Ganjirô Nakamura, Haruko Sugimura, and Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Ganjirô Nakamura, Haruko Sugimura, and Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Ganjirô Nakamura and Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)
Ayako Wakao in Floating Weeds (1959)

Known for

Ayako Wakao in The Blue Sky Maiden (1957)
The Blue Sky Maiden
7.2
  • Yûko Ono
  • 1957
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
Seisaku's Wife
7.8
  • Okane
  • 1965
Ayako Wakao in A Wife Confesses (1961)
A Wife Confesses
7.5
  • Ayako Takigawa
  • 1961
Nami kage (1965)
Nami kage
  • Hinachiyo
  • 1965

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Actress

  • Izakaya Moheji 4
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Izakaya Moheji 3
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Izakaya Moheji 2
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Red Dead Wagon 29: The Reunion
    • Mayu mizuo
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Sunshine (2011)
    Sunshine
    • narration
    • Yoko Sudo (Old)
    • Yoko Sudo ...
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Tetsuya Watari and Aya Ueto in Kekkon (2009)
    Kekkon
    • TV Movie
    • 2009
  • Yûko Takeuchi and Satoshi Tsumabuki in Haru no yuki (2005)
    Haru no yuki
    • Geshuji monzeki
    • 2005
  • Hatsu tsubomi
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Musashi (2003)
    Musashi
    • Yodo
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)
    Tokugawa Yoshinobu
    • Yoshiko Tokugawa
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Meisô chizu
    • Ayako Teranishi
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Genji monogatari
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Shuntou
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Takeda Shingen (1988)
    Takeda Shingen
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Princess from the Moon (1987)
    Princess from the Moon
    • Tayoshime
    • 1987

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    • November 8, 1933
    • Tokyo, Japan
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      Kisho Kurokawa1960 - October 12, 2007 (his death)

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    Frequently cast in Yasuzô Masumura's films.

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