Setsuko Wakayama was born on June 7, 1929 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku (1957), Jirochô sangokushi: tabi garasu jirochô ikka (1953) and La Montagne d'argent (1947). She was married to Senkichi Taniguchi. She died on May 9, 1985.