Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 17, 1933
Died
Jan 11, 2014
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
132 titles
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
Filmography
Mourning Recipe
Tamako
Hard Romanticker
誰よりも君を愛す！
On a Better Night than Usual
千年の松 完結編
Three for the Road
Veronika Decides to Die
Beniko
Pretty Woman
Aoi Morishita
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
Self
Moshichi
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief
Inugami
Katsuko Doi
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen
A Brief Message from the Heart
Fusae
Hong Kong Paradise
She-Shogun
Katsuyama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Madam
Downtown Heroes
Tora-san Goes North
Etsuko
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Oyanagi
Green Light to Joy
Takeko
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Fuji
Tale of a Carpenter
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Fujiko Tomono
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
The Flower and the Dragon
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Mitsui Fujiko
Illusion of Blood
Omaki
Hoodlum Soldier
Otomaru
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
Youth Season Continued
Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Misandry
For Love and Money
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
A Woman's Life
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Michie Higurashi
The Maid Story
Crazy Operation: First Move
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
Devices Stronger Than Women
Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
Travel Stories of a Company President
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Chûshingura
Youth Season
Me and Me
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen