Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao is recorded as having studied at Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Nika Junior and Senior High School.

• Illustration — In A Geisha (1953) • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 1952 — Shi no machi o Nogarete — Setsuko Minami • Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo — Aiko • Tomorrow Will Be a Sunday — Momoko Yamabuki — Lead • 1953 — Teen-Ager's Sex Manual — Eiko Takanashi — Lead • A Geisha — Eiko/Miyoei — Lead • Jūdai no Yūwaku — Lead • 1955 — A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love — Yumiko Kiryu — Lead • The Phantom Horse — Yuki Shiraishi — Lead • 1956 — Street of Shame — Yasumi — Lead • 1957 — Suzakumon — Princess Kazu — Lead • The Blue Sky Maiden — Yuko — Lead • 1958 — The Loyal 47 Ronin — Osuzu • 1959 — Floating Weeds — Kayo • 1960 — Afraid to Die — Yoshie Koizumi — Lead • A False Student — Mutsuko — Lead • A Woman's Testament — Kimi — Lead • 1961 — A Wife Confesses — Saeko Takigawa — Lead • A Geisha's Diary — Koen — Lead • 1962 — The Temple of Wild Geese — Satoko Kirihara — Lead • The Graceful Brute — Yukie Mitani — Lead • 1963 — An Actor's Revenge — Namiji • 1964 — Manji — Mitsuko Tokumitsu — Lead • 1966 — Irezumi — Oen — Lead • Red Angel — Sakura Nishi — Lead • 1968 — The Saga of Tanegashima — Wakasa • 1970 — Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo — Umeno • 1971 — Tora-san's Shattered Romance — Yūko Akashi • 1975 — Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director — Herself — Documentary • 1987 — Princess from the Moon — Tayoshime • 2005 — Spring Snow — Gesshuji monzeki

• Year — Award — Category — Work(s) — Result — Ref. References • 1962 — 12th Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actress — A Wife Confesses, A Geisha's Diary, and The Age of Marriage • 1962 — 35th Kinema Junpo Awards — Best Actress — A Wife Confesses and A Geisha's Diary • 1966 — 16th Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actress — Seisaku's Wife and Nami Kage • 1966 — 39th Kinema Junpo Awards — Best Actress — Seisaku's Wife and Nami Kage • 1969 — 42nd Kinema Junpo Awards — Best Actress — One Day at Summer's End, The House of Wooden Blocks, and The Time of Reckoning • 2006 — 60th Mainichi Film Awards — Kinuyo Tanaka Award — Lifetime Achievement