
Keiko Awaji
Known for Acting · 132 credits
- Born
- 1933-07-17
- Died
- 2014-01-11
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Кэйко Авадзи · 淡路恵子
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (129)

Stray Dog
1949
as Harumi Namiki

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Yuri

Veronika Decides to Die
2005
as Beniko

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
as Kimiko

Inugami
2001
as Katsuko Doi

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Mie Sakanishi

Chûshingura
1962

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

Tora-san Goes North
1987
as Etsuko

On a Better Night than Usual
2010

Executive Chair
1958
as Kimiko Wada

The Blue Beast
1960

Hard Romanticker
2011

The Capital of Love
1958
as Eriko

Always in My Heart
1953

She-Shogun
1990
as Katsuyama

Hoodlum Soldier
1965
as Otomaru

Holiday in Tokyo
1958

Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Yoshiko Kosaka

The Flower and the Dragon
1965

Welcome to the Vampire Onsen
1997

Playboy President: Part II
1961
as Madame Emiko

Talkative Company President
1957
as Eiko

The Other Woman
1961
as Fukuko

A Japanese Tragedy
1953
as Wakamaru, a geisha

A Woman's Life
1963

Crazy Operation: First Move
1963

Black River
1957
as Okada's Wife (uncredited)

Mourning Recipe
2013
as Tamako

The Twilight Story
1960

Women in Prison
1956
as Keiko Nomi, prisoner

A Brief Message from the Heart
1995
as Fusae

Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963

Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960

Hadaka no Machi
1957

Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
as Michie Higurashi

The Adventures of Kantaro
1959

The Wiser Age
1962
as Michiko

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962

Illusion of Blood
1965
as Omaki

Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Kimiyo

Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Sumire Sakura

The Lord and the Gambler
1959

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958

The Princess of Badger Palace
1958
as Spider Queen of the Forest

Secret Love
1962

Youth Season
1962

Downtown Heroes
1988

Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as Madam

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966

House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Eiko

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966
as Fujiko Tomono

誰よりも君を愛す!
2011

The Lord Pretends
1959
as Kosei

The Third President
1958

Scarred Yosaburo
1960

The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Okiku

Hong Kong Paradise
1990

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Oimo / Osatsu

Sincere Heart
1953
as Midori

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959

An Urban Affair
1961
as Kimie

元祿美少年記
1955
as きぬ

Always in My Heart Part 2
1953

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Fuji

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
as Self

Three for the Road
2007

Hagure kigeki mandara
1962

The Maid Story
1963

Sisters
1953

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
as Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)

Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963

The 36 Passengers
1957

Quick Change Tanuki Palace
1954

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959

Long Way to Okinawa
1962

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964

The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
1953
as Sayumi Sumikura

Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
1963

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962

Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
as Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)

Green Light to Joy
1967
as Takeko

New Tokyo March
1953

Kyūkon sannin musume
1954

Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953

The Luckiest Dai
1957

The Undefeated Woman
1958

The Mandarin Room
1956

Down Town
1957

Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Keiko

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959

Kill the Killer!
1961
as Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)

Me and Me
1962

Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
For Love and Money
1963

Yasugorō shusse
1953

Playboy President
1961
as Madame Emiko

The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957
as Umetarō (Geisha)

Samurai Saga
1959
as Nanae

Price of Beauty
1957
as Yuki Kawabe

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961

Birth of Romance
1957
as Sayoko Uemura

3 Dolls and Baby Gang
1961

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
as Mitsui Fujiko

Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962

Toilet Manager
1961

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3
1954

Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964

Pretty Woman
2003
as Aoi Morishita

Misandry
1964

Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief
2001

Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Kimiko

Go and Get It
1958
as Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife

Acchan no bebi gyangu
1961

千年の松 完結編
2009

Samurai in the Office
1959

Youth Season Continued
1964
as Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")

Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960

Bringing Up Husbands
1959

Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
as Kaoru
About Keiko Awaji
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… With 132 credits spanning from 1949 to 2013, Keiko Awaji has appeared in 129 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Keiko Awaji Movies
- Stray Dog (1949) — as Harumi Namiki
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) — as Yuri
- Veronika Decides to Die (2005) — as Beniko
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) — as Kimiko
- Inugami (2001) — as Katsuko Doi
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