Wakao Ayako: The Career of a Classic Silver Screen Star
Born in , Wakao Ayako made her silver screen debut in She appeared in more than films, becoming one of Japan’s biggest stars of the twentieth century.
Second from right in Akasen chitai (Street of Shame). Kyō Machiko is at center. (© Kadokawa )
In , she had a breakthrough role as a maiko, or trainee geisha, in Mizoguchi Kenji’s Gion bayashi (A Geisha). She collaborated with the great director again in Akasen chitai (Street of Shame) () as one of the workers in a licensed brothel in Yoshiwara around the time the Japanese Diet brought in new legislation outlawing prostitution. This was one of Mizoguchi’s rare works with a contemporary setting, as well as becoming his last film, and Wakao took on the challenge of an unsympathetic role, as her character lent money at interest to the other women.
In Ukikusa (Floating Weeds), her character sets out to seduce a post office clerk played by Kawaguchi Hiroshi. (© Kadokawa )
She appeared in Ozu Yasujirō’s Ukikusa (Floating Weeds) in , playing an actress in an itinerant theater troupe, and starred in three late films by Kaw
Lydia Brammer
Current Research and Thesis Focus
Ayako Wakao, sexual autonomy, and female stardom in post-war Japanese cinema.
My current research involves exploring the stardom of one of Japan's most eminent classic female film stars, Ayako Wakao (). Appearing in films between and , Wakao was most active in the s to mids. She has worked with some of Japan's greatest directors including Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu. By drawing on elements of film star studies, gender studies, and of course Japanese studies, my research will bring together close film analysis and a survey of the promotional and critical discourse surrounding the work of Wakao. It will also demonstrate my passion for interdisciplinary research. By referencing Japanese-language studies during the course of my investigation via the use of archival and historical material, I will demonstrate the significant cultural impact Wakao and her films had on the changing screen image of Japanese screen femininity and sexuality.
For a preview of thesis-related content, please do read my blog post published for the BAFTSS Performance & Stardom SIG (Nov ). Re-building tradition: Ayako Wakao's early performance i
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Ayako Wakao: Astrological Article and Chart
You will find below the horoscope of Ayako Wakao with her interactive chart, an excerpt of her astrological portrait and her planetary dominants.
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