Ayako Wakao Movies

1958 Japanese movie

A father decides to put his delinquent daughter into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of...

"The Time of Reckoning" transforms a screwball-comedy plot into a sober study of a successful businessman with serious relationship problems...

Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

1959 youth comedy.

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment for their bodies and their souls. The...

A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside her mentor (Kyo Machiko) on her way...

A factory town along the Sumida River. Jun Aoki and Miyo Murakoshi, who work at this factory, love music, with Jun playing the cello and Miyo the...

A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.

Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.

A light comedy with Ayako Wakao charming her patients.

Yano Reiko is a part-time student. After being introduced by a well-known classmate, she becomes the tutor for Mariko, the second daughter of the...

A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the...

Newlyweds Saburo and Chieko are renting a room. The two get into a fight over something trivial.

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment for their bodies and their souls. The...

A comedy movie for salaryman.