Portrait of Ayako Wakao

Acting

Ayako Wakao

Career

Active from 1952 to 2015, with a break from 1992 to 2012, busiest in 1961 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
76
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Red Angel
Red Angel
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ayako Wakao Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character Study 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles
Izakaya Moheji 4
Izakaya Moheji 4 (2015)

as Kihara Shino [New customer]

Izakaya Moheji 2
Izakaya Moheji 2 (2013)

as Kihara Shino [New customer]

Ohisama
Ohisama (2011)

TV show · as Yoko Sudo (present day)

1990s

3 titles
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)

TV show · as Yoshiko Tokugawa

SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP (1996)

TV show · as Bistro Guest

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1991)

TV show

1980s

3 titles · average score 66
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen (1988)

TV show · as Oi Fujin

Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tayoshime

ときめきの午後
ときめきの午後 (1985)

TV show

1970s

7 titles · average score 69
女の夏
女の夏 (1975)

TV show

Genroku Taiheiki
Genroku Taiheiki (1975)

TV show · as Someko

女の家庭
女の家庭 (1974)

TV show

Shin Heike Monogatari
Shin Heike Monogatari (1972)

TV show · as Tokiwa Gozen

愛と愛
愛と愛 (1972)

TV show

Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)

as 明石夕子

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Umeno

1960s

48 titles · average score 72
Irezumi
Irezumi (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

as Otsuya

Red Angel
Red Angel (1966)
GoodWatch score 90

as Nurse Sakura Nishi

Seisaku's Wife
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
GoodWatch score 75

as Okane

Manji
Manji (1964)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mitsuko Tokumitsu

An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

as Namiji

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Yodogimi

Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

as Tamae

Elegant Beast
Elegant Beast (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Yukie Mitani

Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962)

as Satsuko

The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Satoko Kirihara

A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ayako Takigawa

Afraid to Die
Afraid to Die (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Yoshie Koizumi

1950s

28 titles · average score 76
Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

as Kayo

The Most Valuable Wife
The Most Valuable Wife (1959)

as Kyoko Nonomiya

The Cast-Off
The Cast-Off (1959)

as Takako Sanada

Enchanted Princess
Enchanted Princess (1959)

as Princess Kinuta / Okuro

Beauty the Enemy
Beauty the Enemy (1959)

as Keiko Yoshino

Firefly Light
Firefly Light (1958)

as Oryo

The Blue Sky Maiden
The Blue Sky Maiden (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yuko Ono

Street of Shame
Street of Shame (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

as Yasumi

Punishment Room
Punishment Room (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Akiko Aochi

Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan (1956)

as Ochise

The Phantom Horse
The Phantom Horse (1955)

as Yuki Shiraishi

A Geisha
A Geisha (1953)
GoodWatch score 90

as Eiko