Keiko Awaji

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Keiko Awaji (1933) is a Japanese film actress. Notable highlights of her career were an appearance in Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog, and a role as Kimiko in The Bridges at Toko-Ri, where she appeared alongside William Holden and Mickey Rooney. Her first husband was Filipino musician and actor Rodrigo "Bimbo" Danao; they had two children together. Their eldest is actor Etsuo Shima. Her second husband was Japanese actor Yorozuya Kinnosuke, but they divorced in 1987. Their eldest son Akihiro died in a car crash in 1990. In 2004, their youngest son Kichinosuke Yorozuya (Satoshi Ida) was arrested for breaking into her home and served six months in prison. On June 16, 2010, Kichinosuke committed suicide by jumping off his apartment in Shinjuku. The actress is apparently a big fan of the Dragon Quest games, even going so far as to say it is her dream to play one last game before she dies. She died of esophageal cancer in Tokyo on 11 January 2014, aged 80 Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiko Awaji, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Moshichi

Chûshingura

Stray Dog

On a Better Night than Usual

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Inugami

A Japanese Tragedy

All Movies (129)

• Mourning Recipe2013 · as Tamako
• Hard Romanticker2011
• 誰よりも君を愛す！2011
• On a Better Night than Usual2010
• 千年の松 完結編2009
• Three for the Road2007
• Veronika Decides to Die2005 · as Beniko
• Pretty Woman2003 · as Aoi Morishita
• Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'2002 · as Self
• Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds2001
• Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief2001
• Inugami2001 · as Katsuko Doi
• Welcome to the Vampire Onsen1997
• A Brief Message from the Heart1995 · as Fusae
• Hong Kong Paradise1990
• She-Shogun1990 · as Katsuyama
• Tora-san Goes to Vienna1989 · as Madam
• Downtown Heroes1988
• Tora-san Goes North1987 · as Etsuko
• Green Light to Joy1967 · as Takeko
• Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn1966 · as Fuji
• Tale of a Carpenter1966
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga1966 · as Fujiko Tomono
• Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves1966
• The Flower and the Dragon1965
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: University1965 · as Mitsui Fujiko
• Illusion of Blood1965 · as Omaki
• Hoodlum Soldier1965 · as Otomaru
• Legend of the Irresponsible Hero1964
• Youth Season Continued1964 · as Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
• Mr. Giant's Victory Flag1964
• Misandry1964
• For Love and Money1963
• Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong1963
• A Woman's Life1963
• Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility1963
• Japan's No. 1 Playboy1963 · as Michie Higurashi
• The Maid Story1963
• Crazy Operation: First Move1963
• Travel Stories of a Company President Part II1963 · as Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
• Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me1963
• Devices Stronger Than Women1963 · as Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
• Travel Stories of a Company President1963
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant1962
• Chûshingura1962
• Youth Season1962
• Me and Me1962
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen1962
• Secret Love1962
• Ika naru hoshi no moto ni1962
• Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama1962
• Long Way to Okinawa1962
• Hagure kigeki mandara1962
• The Wiser Age1962 · as Michiko
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox1961
• 3 Dolls and Baby Gang1961
• Acchan no bebi gyangu1961
• Toilet Manager1961
• An Urban Affair1961 · as Kimie
• Kill the Killer!1961 · as Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
• The Other Woman1961 · as Fukuko
• Playboy President: Part II1961 · as Madame Emiko
• Playboy President1961 · as Madame Emiko
• The Husband Was a Baby1960
• Older Wife, Younger Husband1960
• Jiyūgaoka fujin1960
• The Twilight Story1960
• Scarred Yosaburo1960
• The Blue Beast1960
• Daughters, Wives and a Mother1960 · as Mie Sakanishi
• Showdown on Pier No.31960 · as Kaoru
• Hito mo arukeba1960 · as Sumire Sakura
• When a Woman Ascends the Stairs1960 · as Yuri
• The Forgotten Waterfront1959
• The Adventures of Kantaro1959
• Utamaro, Painter of the Woman1959
• The Lord Pretends1959 · as Kosei
• The Lord and the Gambler1959
• Samurai in the Office1959
• Bringing Up Husbands1959
• Samurai Saga1959 · as Nanae
• Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II1959
• Temptation on Glamour Island1959 · as Yoshiko Kosaka
• Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period1959
• Yajikita dōchū sugoroku1958
• Blackmail1958
• The Undefeated Woman1958
• He's the Killer1958
• The Hotelman's Holiday1958 · as Okiku
• Go and Get It1958 · as Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
• Yaji and Kita on the Road1958 · as Oimo / Osatsu
• Holiday in Tokyo1958
• Executive Chair1958 · as Kimiko Wada
• The Third President1958
• The Princess of Badger Palace1958 · as Spider Queen of the Forest
• The Capital of Love1958 · as Eriko
• The Blue Mountains Part 21957 · as Umetarō (Geisha)
• Down Town1957
• The Blue Mountains1957 · as Umetarō (Geisha)
• Black River1957 · as Okada's Wife (uncredited)
• Geisha in the Old City1957 · as Kimiko
• Skin-Colored Moon1957 · as Kimiyo
• Hadaka no Machi1957
• Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion1957
• Birth of Romance1957 · as Sayoko Uemura
• The 36 Passengers1957
• Price of Beauty1957 · as Yuki Kawabe
• The Luckiest Dai1957
• Talkative Company President1957 · as Eiko
• The Mandarin Room1956
• Women in Prison1956 · as Keiko Nomi, prisoner
• Gendai no yokubô1956
• Morishige, where are you going?1956 · as Keiko
• 元祿美少年記1955 · as きぬ
• House of Many Pleasures1955 · as Eiko
• Quick Change Tanuki Palace1954
• Travels of Lord Mito Pt.31954
• The Bridges at Toko-Ri1954 · as Kimiko
• Kyūkon sannin musume1954
• Always in My Heart Part 21953
• The Brothers who Protect the Mountain1953 · as Sayumi Sumikura
• Always in My Heart1953
• A Japanese Tragedy1953 · as Wakamaru, a geisha
• Sisters1953
• Yasugorō shusse1953
• New Tokyo March1953
• Sincere Heart1953 · as Midori
• Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido1953
• Stray Dog1949 · as Harumi Namiki

All TV Shows (3)

• Moshichi2001
• Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series1983 · as Oyanagi
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