Keiko Awaji
July 17, 1933 (93 years old) in Tokyo, Japan
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
Credits
- 2011 · 誰よりも君を愛す！ as
- 2010 · On a Better Night than Usual as
- 2005 · Veronika Decides to Die as Beniko
- 2001 · Moshichi as
- 2001 · Inugami as Katsuko Doi
- 1987 · Tora-san Goes North as Etsuko
- 1983 · Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series as Oyanagi
- 1962 · Chûshingura as
- 1962 · Me and Me as
- 1962 · The Wiser Age as Michiko
- 1961 · Toilet Manager as
- 1961 · The Other Woman as Fukuko
- 1960 · The Husband Was a Baby as
- 1960 · Older Wife, Younger Husband as
- 1960 · Scarred Yosaburo as
- 1960 · Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Mie Sakanishi
- 1960 · Hito mo arukeba as Sumire Sakura
- 1960 · When a Woman Ascends the Stairs as Yuri
- 1959 · The Lord Pretends as Kosei
- 1959 · Samurai in the Office as
- 1958 · Blackmail as
- 1958 · He's the Killer as
- 1958 · Holiday in Tokyo as
- 1957 · Black River as Okada's Wife (uncredited)
- 1957 · Hadaka no Machi as
- 1957 · Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion as
- 1957 · The Luckiest Dai as
- 1956 · Women in Prison as Keiko Nomi, prisoner
- 1956 · Gendai no yokubô as
- 1954 · Quick Change Tanuki Palace as
- 1954 · The Bridges at Toko-Ri as Kimiko
- 1953 · A Japanese Tragedy as Wakamaru, a geisha
- 1949 · Stray Dog as Harumi Namiki
- Future · 茂七の事件簿・新ふしぎ草紙 as
- 2013 · Mourning Recipe as Tamako
- 2011 · Hard Romanticker as
- 2009 · 千年の松 完結編 as
- 2007 · Three for the Road as
- 2003 · Pretty Woman as Aoi Morishita
- 2002 · Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' as Self
- 2001 · Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds as
- 2001 · Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief as
- 1997 · Welcome to the Vampire Onsen as
- 1995 · A Brief Message from the Heart as Fusae
- 1990 · Hong Kong Paradise as
- 1990 · She-Shogun as Katsuyama
- 1989 · Tora-san Goes to Vienna as Madam
- 1988 · Downtown Heroes as
- 1967 · Green Light to Joy as Takeko
- 1966 · Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn as Fuji
- 1966 · Tale of a Carpenter as
- 1966 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga as Fujiko Tomono
- 1966 · Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves as
- 1965 · The Flower and the Dragon as
- 1965 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: University as Mitsui Fujiko
- 1965 · Illusion of Blood as Omaki
- 1965 · Hoodlum Soldier as Otomaru
- 1964 · Legend of the Irresponsible Hero as
- 1964 · Youth Season Continued as Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
- 1964 · Mr. Giant's Victory Flag as
- 1964 · Misandry as
- 1963 · For Love and Money as
- 1963 · Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong as
- 1963 · A Woman's Life as
- 1963 · Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility as
- 1963 · Japan's No. 1 Playboy as Michie Higurashi
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · Crazy Operation: First Move as
- 1963 · Travel Stories of a Company President Part II as Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
- 1963 · Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me as
- 1963 · Devices Stronger Than Women as Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
- 1963 · Travel Stories of a Company President as
- 1962 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant as
- 1962 · Youth Season as
- 1962 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen as
- 1962 · Secret Love as
- 1962 · Ika naru hoshi no moto ni as
- 1962 · Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama as
- 1962 · Long Way to Okinawa as
- 1962 · Hagure kigeki mandara as
- 1961 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox as
- 1961 · 3 Dolls and Baby Gang as
- 1961 · Acchan no bebi gyangu as
- 1961 · An Urban Affair as Kimie
- 1961 · Kill the Killer! as Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
- 1961 · Playboy President: Part II as Madame Emiko
- 1961 · Playboy President as Madame Emiko
- 1960 · Jiyūgaoka fujin as
- 1960 · The Twilight Story as
- 1960 · The Blue Beast as
- 1960 · Showdown on Pier No.3 as Kaoru
- 1959 · The Forgotten Waterfront as
- 1959 · The Adventures of Kantaro as
- 1959 · Utamaro, Painter of the Woman as
- 1959 · The Lord and the Gambler as
- 1959 · Bringing Up Husbands as
- 1959 · Samurai Saga as Nanae
- 1959 · Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II as
- 1959 · Temptation on Glamour Island as Yoshiko Kosaka
- 1959 · Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period as
- 1958 · Yajikita dōchū sugoroku as
- 1958 · The Undefeated Woman as
- 1958 · The Hotelman's Holiday as Okiku
- 1958 · Go and Get It as Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
- 1958 · Yaji and Kita on the Road as Oimo / Osatsu
- 1958 · Executive Chair as Kimiko Wada
- 1958 · The Third President as
- 1958 · The Princess of Badger Palace as Spider Queen of the Forest
- 1958 · The Capital of Love as Eriko
- 1957 · The Blue Mountains Part 2 as Umetarō (Geisha)
- 1957 · Down Town as
- 1957 · The Blue Mountains as Umetarō (Geisha)
- 1957 · Geisha in the Old City as Kimiko
- 1957 · Skin-Colored Moon as Kimiyo
- 1957 · Birth of Romance as Sayoko Uemura
- 1957 · The 36 Passengers as
- 1957 · Price of Beauty as Yuki Kawabe
- 1957 · Talkative Company President as Eiko
- 1956 · The Mandarin Room as
- 1956 · Morishige, where are you going? as Keiko
- 1955 · 元祿美少年記 as きぬ
- 1955 · House of Many Pleasures as Eiko
- 1954 · Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3 as
- 1954 · Kyūkon sannin musume as
- 1953 · Always in My Heart Part 2 as
- 1953 · The Brothers who Protect the Mountain as Sayumi Sumikura
- 1953 · Always in My Heart as
- 1953 · Sisters as
- 1953 · Yasugorō shusse as
- 1953 · New Tokyo March as
- 1953 · Sincere Heart as Midori
- 1953 · Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido as