Ayako Wakao Movie Trailers
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Daiei Studio is Bustling Trailer (1957)
15 January 1957
A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
One Day at Summer's End Trailer (1968)
30 November 1968
A Yasuzō Masumura film about a love affair starring Ayako Wakao. The literal title is The Two Who Got Wet.
Triangle Moods Trailer (1961)
24 May 1961
Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor Goro, businessman Kokichi and Sanpei Pachinko.
Hot Spring Doctress Trailer (1964)
09 January 1964
A light comedy with Ayako Wakao charming her patients.
The Judo Champ Trailer (1958)
12 August 1958
When Shinsuke returns to Kyushu from the Russo-Japanese War he finds his Judo school hall neglected and in decay.
Firefly Light Trailer (1958)
18 March 1958
Set in the 1860s, the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, The Fireflies focuses on Tose (Awashima Chikage), the mistress of the Teradaya, a small inn in the Kyoto suburb of Fushimi.
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream Trailer (1956)
28 April 1956
Chieko gets married and moves from Kumamoto to Tokyo when her boyfriend Saburo, who works for the Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, is transferred to Tokyo.
Farewell, Innocence Trailer (1955)
19 April 1955
The story follows privileged college students who secretly work part-time at a beauty salon, amidst emotional and social struggles.
A Public Benefactor Trailer (1964)
04 April 1964
The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.
Jūdai no yūwaku Trailer (1953)
29 December 1953
Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako
Street of Shame Trailer (1956)
18 March 1956
Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
Farewell Song Trailer (1955)
15 January 1955
A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.
Bridge of Japan Trailer (1956)
01 October 1956
Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—and re-evaluate it as a tanbi-ha work of decadence, aestheticism, and intrigue.
Onna no Kyūka Trailer (1974)
28 July 1974
It depicts a few days in the life of a farmer's wife who takes her first vacation in Tokyo.
Goodbye, Hello Trailer (1959)
03 January 1959
Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage.
Bury Me Deep Trailer (1963)
08 June 1963
A suspense directed by Umetsugu Inoue, starring Ayako Wakao, depicting the intense lust created by the passion of a writhing woman.
Stolen Pleasure Trailer (1962)
14 March 1962
High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to secure her future, she aggressively manipulates him into divorcing his wife, only for their new marriage to be destabilized by the arrival of her young niece.
Irezumi Trailer (1966)
15 January 1966
Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's.
Spring Snow Trailer (2005)
09 October 2005
Based on the first novel, Spring Snow, of Mishima Yukio's Sea of Fertility tetralogy, it follows the troubled and illicit affair between two youngsters amongst the aristocracy and rich of early twentieth century Japan.
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree Trailer (1959)
11 March 1959
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 bourgeois Todo family.
A Rainbow at Every Turn Trailer (1956)
19 February 1956
Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another half sister in Kyôto, Wakako, whom they have not had.
Asashio yushio Trailer (1956)
01 August 1956
A sweet and melancholy melodrama set against the backdrop of the beautiful Seto Inland Sea, in which a pair of twin sisters, one a young lady of high birth, the other a maid, are manipulated by the threads of fate as they vie for the affection of the same young man.
Manji Trailer (1964)
25 July 1964
The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
The Forest of No Escape Trailer (1965)
23 January 1965
Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.
Diary of a Mad Old Man Trailer (1962)
20 October 1962
Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers that, while his body is decaying, his libido still rages on -- unwittingly sparked by the gentle, kindly attentions of his daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, flashy dancer with a shady past.
The Phantom Horse Trailer (1955)
20 July 1955
Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.
Beauty the Enemy Trailer (1959)
12 August 1959
In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.
Floating Weeds Trailer (1959)
17 November 1959
A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
She Came For Love Trailer (1963)
28 August 1963
Toshiko is the madam of a bar in Osaka who tries to keep her private life private and claims not to have a lover.
Modae Trailer (1964)
03 October 1964
This unique melodrama depicts the anguish of a new wife whose husband confesses to her his infertility on their wedding night.
A Woman's Testament Trailer (1960)
14 January 1960
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy.
The Radiant Prince Trailer (1961)
14 October 1961
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures.
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Trailer (1967)
28 October 1967
The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and s
Seisaku's Wife Trailer (1965)
25 June 1965
On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.
Tora-san's Shattered Romance Trailer (1971)
15 January 1971
Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown and meeting a young woman that reminds him of his sister Sakura.
Afraid to Die Trailer (1960)
23 March 1960
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan.
A Wife Confesses Trailer (1961)
29 October 1961
Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.
Red Angel Trailer (1966)
01 October 1966
In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war.
Yonjū-hassai no teikō Trailer (1956)
14 November 1956
A literary masterpiece that sharply critiques the ethics of modern romance, featuring a 48-year-old father who burns through the last of his youth with a teenage girl, and a daughter in her twenties who falls in love with a younger man and champions sexual liberation.
The Blue Sky Maiden Trailer (1957)
08 October 1957
Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
Punishment Room Trailer (1956)
28 June 1956
Shimada is a student of U College. When the college's baseball team wins the day, he and his friend Ito drug two girls they met at the game.
The Time of Reckoning Trailer (1968)
29 June 1968
"The Time of Reckoning" transforms a screwball-comedy plot into a sober study of a successful businessman with serious relationship problems involving three women: his wife of ten years who announces she is pregnant by another man; a mistress who wants to have a baby with him; and an ex-lover who claims he fathered her son.
An Actor's Revenge Trailer (1963)
13 January 1963
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
A Night to Remember Trailer (1962)
30 September 1962
Seventeen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a newspaper reporter looks for the bomb's effects, but everyone seems to have forgotten.
Princess from the Moon Trailer (1987)
26 September 1987
Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.
A Geisha Trailer (1953)
12 August 1953
Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha.
The Temple of Wild Geese Trailer (1962)
21 January 1962
Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi.
A Geisha's Diary Trailer (1961)
28 July 1961
A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
Elegant Beast Trailer (1962)
26 December 1962
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active.
The Great Wall Trailer (1962)
01 November 1962
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film.
Their Legacy Trailer (1962)
03 January 1962
Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmarried daughters and decides to split his retirement allowance he has received from his firm into 500,000 yen for each daughter as a wedding dowry.