Ayako Wakao: movies and TV shows
Ayako Wakao has 151 credits in the archive: 139 films and 12 TV series, from 1952 to 2015. Highest rated: Bamboo Doll of Echizen (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1952 – 2015 · busiest year: 1959 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Izakaya Moheji 4 | Kihara Shino [New customer] | Film | — | 81 |
| 2013 | Izakaya Moheji 2 | Kihara Shino [New customer] | Film | — | 79 |
| 2011 | Ohisama | Yoko Sudo (present day) | TV | 9.0 | 77 |
| 2005 | Spring Snow | Film | 6.5 | 71 | |
| 1998 | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Yoshiko Tokugawa | TV | 10.0 | 64 |
| 1996 | SMAP×SMAP | Bistro Guest | TV | 8.5 | 62 |
| 1991 | The Tale of Genji | TV | — | 57 | |
| 1988 | Takeda Shingen | TV | 7.5 | 54 | |
| 1988 | Takeda Shingen | Oi Fujin | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1987 | Princess from the Moon | Tayoshime | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1985 | ときめきの午後 | TV | — | 51 | |
| 1985 | Tokimeki no Gogo | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1977 | Onna no Katei | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1975 | Genroku Taiheiki | Someko | TV | — | 41 |
| 1975 | Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | Self | Film | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1975 | 女の夏 | TV | — | 41 | |
| 1975 | Onna no Natsu | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1974 | 女の家庭 | TV | — | 40 | |
| 1974 | Onna no Kyūka | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1972 | Shin Heike Monogatari | Tokiwa Gozen | TV | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1972 | 愛と愛 | TV | — | 38 | |
| 1971 | Maboroshi no Satsui | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1971 | Tora-san's Shattered Romance | Yūko | Film | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Umeno | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1970 | Spartan Education | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1969 | Blood End | Otsuta | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1969 | Thousand Cranes | Mrs. Ota | Film | 8.3 | 35 |
| 1968 | One Day at Summer's End | Mariko Nozaki | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1968 | The House of Wooden Blocks | Film | 6.7 | 34 | |
| 1968 | The Time of Reckoning | Machiko Yonekura | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1968 | The Saga of Tanegashima | Wakasa | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1967 | Night Trap | Aiko Manabe | Film | — | 33 |
| 1967 | Two Wives | Film | 7.3 | 33 | |
| 1967 | The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka | Kae | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1967 | When the Cookie Crumbles | Film | 7.0 | 33 | |
| 1967 | Shroud of Snow | Taeko Sayama | Film | 7.6 | 33 |
| 1966 | Red Angel | Nurse Sakura Nishi | Film | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1966 | Irezumi | Otsuya | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1966 | The Virgin Witness | Chiei, Nun | Film | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1966 | Freezing Point | Natsue | Film | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1966 | Shojo jutai | Aiko Takano | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1966 | Wild Geese | Otama | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1965 | The Forest of No Escape | Film | 9.0 | 31 | |
| 1965 | Seisaku's Wife | Okane | Film | 7.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | The Story of a Blind Woman | Film | 5.0 | 31 | |
| 1965 | Strange Triangle | Film | 7.3 | 31 | |
| 1965 | Nami kage | Hinachiyo | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1965 | While Yet a Wife | Film | 7.0 | 31 | |
| 1965 | I'll Cry Alone | Film | 10.0 | 31 | |
| 1964 | Manji | Mitsuko Tokumitsu | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1964 | Modae | Film | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1964 | Love and Greed | Namiko Kawashiro | Film | 7.8 | 30 |
| 1964 | Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege | Yodogimi | Film | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1964 | A Public Benefactor | Mitsuko Fukumura | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1964 | Hot Spring Doctress | Isao Shiozuki | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1964 | The Frolic of the Beasts | Film | 9.0 | 30 | |
| 1963 | An Actor's Revenge | Namiji | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1963 | Bamboo Doll of Echizen | Tamae | Film | 7.8 | 29 |
| 1963 | Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection | Yodogimi | Film | 6.9 | 29 |
| 1963 | The Third Will | Fumino Hamada | Film | 7.7 | 29 |
| 1963 | Bury Me Deep | Mrs. Senzu | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1963 | She Came For Love | Toshiko Ikuta | Film | 9.0 | 29 |
| 1963 | Girls Born in August | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1962 | Their Legacy | Film | 10.0 | 28 | |
| 1962 | The Great Wall | Chiang-nu | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1962 | Diary of a Mad Old Man | Satsuko | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1962 | Elegant Beast | Yukie Mitani | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1962 | The Temple of Wild Geese | Satoko Kirihara | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1962 | A Night to Remember | Film | 7.5 | 28 | |
| 1962 | Closing Time | Kimiko Matsuno | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1962 | Red Love, Green Love | Yukiko Oda | Film | — | 28 |
| 1962 | Stolen Pleasure | Masuko | Film | 7.2 | 28 |
| 1962 | Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1961 | A Lustful Man | Yuugiridayuu | Film | 5.6 | 27 |
| 1961 | The Radiant Prince | Aoi no ue | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1961 | A Geisha's Diary | Koen | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1961 | A Wife Confesses | Ayako Takigawa | Film | 6.6 | 27 |
| 1961 | Vagabonds from Badgerville | Tayori | Film | 8.5 | 27 |
| 1961 | The Ginza Three Boys | Chikami Akiyama | Film | — | 27 |
| 1961 | Triangle Moods | Mariko Naoe | Film | — | 27 |
| 1961 | Les Mesdemoiselles | Kasumi Fujisawa | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1961 | A Design for Dying | Rinko Tsugawa | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1961 | Marriageable Age | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1960 | A Nice Guy | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1960 | Anchin and Kiyohime | Kiyohime | Film | 4.8 | 26 |
| 1960 | Bonchi | Ponta | Film | 7.7 | 26 |
| 1960 | Afraid to Die | Yoshie Koizumi | Film | 6.3 | 26 |
| 1960 | A Woman's Testament | Film | 6.4 | 26 | |
| 1960 | The False Student | Mutsuko Takagi | Film | 6.7 | 26 |
| 1960 | The Rockabilly Lady | Mie Yashiro | Film | 9.0 | 26 |
| 1960 | Victory and Defeat | Shizuko Abe | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1959 | Floating Weeds | Kayo | Film | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1959 | Jirocho Fuji | Okiku | Film | 7.4 | 25 |
| 1959 | The Most Valuable Wife | Kyoko Nonomiya | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1959 | Goodbye, Hello | Kazuko Aota | Film | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1959 | Beauty the Enemy | Keiko Yoshino | Film | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1959 | Enchanted Princess | Princess Kinuta / Okuro | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1959 | Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree | Film | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 1959 | Ripe and Marriageable | Shinobu Takaniwa | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1959 | The Cast-Off | Takako Sanada | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1959 | The Gaijin | Film | 7.0 | 25 | |
| 1959 | Various Flowers | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1958 | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Orin, Carpenter's Daughter | Film | 6.2 | 24 |
| 1958 | Mother | Miss Mochizuki | Film | — | 24 |
| 1958 | The Judo Champ | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1958 | Tokyo Eyes | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1958 | A Grain of Wheat | Numata Ichiko | Film | — | 24 |
| 1958 | The Ladder of Success | Film | 7.0 | 24 | |
| 1958 | Musume no boken | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1958 | Firefly Light | Oryo | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1958 | Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1958 | Love River | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1957 | The Betrothed | Film | 8.0 | 23 | |
| 1957 | Evening Calm | Film | 9.0 | 23 | |
| 1957 | The Blue Sky Maiden | Yûko Ono | Film | 6.9 | 23 |
| 1957 | Daiei Studio is Bustling | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1957 | Bojô no kawa | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1957 | Love of the Princess | Kazunomiya | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1956 | Street of Shame | Yasumi | Film | 7.7 | 22 |
| 1956 | Punishment Room | Akiko Aochi | Film | 6.9 | 22 |
| 1956 | Tears | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1956 | A Rainbow at Every Turn | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1956 | Bridge of Japan | Ochise | Film | 7.8 | 22 |
| 1956 | Cascading White Threads | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1956 | Asashio yushio | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1956 | Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1956 | Tsukigata Hanpeita | Yuri Mamiya | Film | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1956 | Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1955 | The Phantom Horse | Yuki Shiraishi | Film | 6.5 | 21 |
| 1955 | Farewell Song | Film | 10.0 | 21 | |
| 1955 | A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love | Yumiko Kiryû | Film | 10.0 | 21 |
| 1955 | A Girl Who Delivers Happiness | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1955 | Tama wa kudakezu | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1955 | Farewell, Innocence | Mizosawa Reiko | Film | — | 21 |
| 1954 | Maiko monogatari | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1954 | Victory or Defeat | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1954 | Kokoro no nichigetsu | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1954 | A Certain Woman | Aiko, Yoko's sister | Film | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1954 | Asakusa at Night | Namie Takashima | Film | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1954 | The Messenger from the Moon | Yoko Kotani | Film | — | 20 |
| 1953 | A Geisha | Eiko | Film | 7.5 | 19 |
| 1953 | Lady Chatterley of Japan | Sakiko Takashima | Film | 4.0 | 19 |
| 1953 | Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten | Film | — | 19 | |
| 1953 | Zoku jūdai no seiten | Film | — | 19 | |
| 1953 | Jūdai no yūwaku | Film | — | 19 | |
| 1953 | Jūdai no seiten | Film | 7.0 | 19 | |
| 1952 | 母子鶴 | Eiko | Film | — | 18 |
| 1952 | Himitsu | Film | 8.0 | 18 | |
| 1952 | Shi no machi wo nogarete | Setsuko Minami | Film | 8.0 | 18 |
| 1952 | Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1952 | Asu wa Nichiyōbi | Film | — | 18 |