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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