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Ayako Wakao - filmography


  • Princess From The Moon on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Toshiro Mifune,  Ayako Wakao,  Yasuko Sawaguchi
    Director: Kon Ichikawa
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When a mysterious light appears in the sky a poor couple investigate and find a small pod near the grave of their daughter. The pod breaks open to reveal a small baby who looks very much like their daughter. They decide to adopt her and she grows up to be a young lady of exceptional beauty who is ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 169 members
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  • Red Angel on DVD (1966)
    Starring: Ayako Wakao,  Shinsuke Ashida,  Yusuke Kawazu
    Director: Yasuzo Masumura
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Set against the Sino-Japanese war of 1939, a young angelic military nurse is raped by her patients and sent to the front line for daring to register a complaint. Posted to a rag-tag demoralised unti, she falls in love with an impotent morphine-addicted surgeon. Together the pair seek solace in each ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 715 members
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  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo on DVD (1965)
    Starring: Shintaro Katsu,  Toshiro Mifune,  Ayako Wakao
    Director: Kihachi Okamoto
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A blind man returns to a village, of which he was once very fond. Upon his return however, he finds that things have changed considerably. There are two factions vying for power and people are getting killed... Japanese dialogue.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 625 members
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  • Floating Weeds on DVD (1959)
    Starring: Ganjiro Nakamura,  Machiko Kyo,  Ayako Wakao
    Director: Yasujiro Ozu
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In this sly and subtle Japanese morality tale, Yasujiro Ozu observes a stray Kabuki troupe as they follow their leader to a small coastal village. The troupe puts on a shambling performance and questions their vocation. Meanwhile, the troupe leader visits an old mistress and their illegitimate son ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 851 members
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Ayako Wakao facts

5 most recent films

Princess From The Moon - 2.5 stars
Red Angel - 2.5 stars
Irezumi - 3.0 stars
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo - 3.0 stars
Manji - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Sansho Dayu & Gion Bayashi - 4.0 stars
Floating Weeds - 3.5 stars
An Actor's Revenge - 3.5 stars
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo - 3.0 stars
Irezumi - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Princess From The Moon - 2.5 stars
Red Angel - 2.5 stars
Manji - 3.0 stars
Irezumi - 3.0 stars
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Yusuke Kawazu - 2 times - show films
Toshiro Mifune - 2 times - show films
Hiroshi Kawaguchi - 1 times - show films
Michiyo Kogure - 1 times - show films
Akio Hasegawa - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Yasuzo Masumura - 3 times - show films
Kon Ichikawa - 2 times - show films
Kihachi Okamoto - 1 times - show films
Yasujiro Ozu - 1 times - show films
Yasuko Masumura - 1 times - show films