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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 Seisaku's Wife (1965), A Wife Confesses (1961) and Women Are Born Twice (1961).
BornNovember 8, 1933
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    Known for

    Seisaku's Wife (1965)
    Seisaku's Wife
    7.7
    • Okane
    • 1965
    A Wife Confesses (1961)
    A Wife Confesses
    7.4
    • Ayako Takigawa
    • 1961
    Furankī Sakai and Ayako Wakao in Women Are Born Twice (1961)
    Women Are Born Twice
    7.3
    • Koen
    • 1961
    Nami kage (1965)
    Nami kage
    • Hinachiyo
    • 1965

    Credits

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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
      TV Movie
      • Mayu mizuo
      • 2012
    • Sunshine (2011)
      Sunshine
      7.7
      TV Series
      • narration
      • Yoko Sudo (Old)
      • Yoko Sudo ...
      • 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
      6.6
      • Geshuji monzeki
      • 2005
    • Hatsu tsubomi
      TV Movie
      • 2003
    • Musashi (2003)
      Musashi
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Yodo
      • 2003
    • Masahiro Motoki in Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)
      Tokugawa Yoshinobu
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Yoshiko
      • 1998
    • Meisô chizu
      TV Movie
      • Ayako Teranishi
      • 1992
    • Genji monogatari
      5.6
      TV Series
      • 1991
    • Shuntou (1989)
      Shuntou
      TV Movie
      • 1989
    • Kiichi Nakai in Takeda Shingen (1988)
      Takeda Shingen
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Lady Ôi
      • 1988
    • Princess from the Moon (1987)
      Princess from the Moon
      6.3
      • Tayoshime
      • 1987

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

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      Frequently cast in Yasuzō Masumura's films.

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