In Ghidorah, she played a mystical princess, who could predict the future and was also a prophetess.

When production of You Only Live Twice began, Wakabayashi was slated to play the role of Kissy Suzuki while her co-star Mie Hama played Suki, one of Tiger Tanaka's top agents.

When learning English proved to be a major hurdle to Hama, the women switched roles, with Hama playing the smaller part of Kissy and Wakabayashi playing the larger part of Suki.

[2] Wakabayashi made only one more film (and a guest TV appearance) before disappearing from both the big and small screen.

76), Wakabayashi said she retired from acting owing to injuries sustained while making a film.