Acting
Keiko Awaji
Born 1933-07-17
Tokyo, Japan
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Keiko Awaji
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Stray Dog
1949
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
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Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
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Chûshingura
1962
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Inugami
2001
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Black River
1957
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Samurai Saga
1959
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A Japanese Tragedy
1953
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Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (147 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mourning Recipe | Tamako | Movie | 2013 |
 | Hard Romanticker | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | 誰よりも君を愛す！ | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | On a Better Night than Usual | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
 | 千年の松 完結編 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Three for the Road | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Veronika Decides to Die | Beniko | Movie | 2005 |
 | Pretty Woman | Aoi Morishita | Movie | 2003 |
 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Moshichi | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Inugami | Katsuko Doi | Movie | 2001 |
 | Welcome to the Vampire Onsen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | A Brief Message from the Heart | Fusae | Movie | 1995 |
 | Hong Kong Paradise | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | She-Shogun | Katsuyama | Movie | 1990 |
 | Tora-san Goes to Vienna | Madam | Movie | 1989 |
 | Downtown Heroes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Tora-san Goes North | Etsuko | Movie | 1987 |
 | Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series | Oyanagi | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Green Light to Joy | Takeko | Movie | 1967 |
 | Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn | Fuji | Movie | 1966 |
 | Tale of a Carpenter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga | Fujiko Tomono | Movie | 1966 |
 | Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Masseur War Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Flower and the Dragon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: University | Mitsui Fujiko | Movie | 1965 |
 | A Monk in the Big City of Edo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Illusion of Blood | Omaki | Movie | 1965 |
 | Raccoon Dog Leader | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Finances in Front of the Train Station | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Hoodlum Soldier | Otomaru | Movie | 1965 |
 | Mumu Dance | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Thief on the Run | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Legend of the Irresponsible Hero | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Go to Hell! Company Men | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Youth Season Continued | Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics") | Movie | 1964 |
 | Mr. Giant's Victory Flag | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Misandry | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
| For Love and Money | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 | |
 | Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | A Woman's Life | Tamae Misawa | Movie | 1963 |
 | Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | New Marital Relations | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Japan's No. 1 Playboy | Michie Higurashi | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Maid Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Crazy Operation: First Move | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Travel Stories of a Company President Part II | Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn) | Movie | 1963 |
 | Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Devices Stronger Than Women | Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife) | Movie | 1963 |
 | Travel Stories of a Company President | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Chûshingura | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Youth Season | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Me and Me | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Secret Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Ika naru hoshi no moto ni | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Long Way to Okinawa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Hagure kigeki mandara | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Wiser Age | Michiko | Movie | 1962 |
 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | 3 Dolls and Baby Gang | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Acchan no bebi gyangu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Toilet Manager | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | An Urban Affair | Kimie | Movie | 1961 |
 | Kill the Killer! | Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”) | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Other Woman | Fukuko | Movie | 1961 |
 | Playboy President: Part II | Madame Emiko | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Age of Lawless Moneymaking | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Playboy President | Madame Emiko | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Husband Was a Baby | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Older Wife, Younger Husband | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Jiyūgaoka fujin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Twilight Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Scarred Yosaburo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Blue Beast | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Daughters, Wives and a Mother | Mie Sakanishi | Movie | 1960 |
 | Showdown on Pier No.3 | Kaoru | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Curio Master | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Hito mo arukeba | Sumire Sakura | Movie | 1960 |
 | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | Yuri | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Forgotten Waterfront | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Adventures of Kantaro | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Utamaro, Painter of the Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Lord Pretends | Kosei | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Lord and the Gambler | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Samurai in the Office | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Bringing Up Husbands | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Samurai Saga | Nanae | Movie | 1959 |
 | Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Temptation on Glamour Island | Yoshiko Kosaka | Movie | 1959 |
 | Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Blackmail | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Undefeated Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | He's the Killer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Hotelman's Holiday | Okiku | Movie | 1958 |
 | Go and Get It | Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife | Movie | 1958 |
 | Yaji and Kita on the Road | Oimo / Osatsu | Movie | 1958 |
 | Holiday in Tokyo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Executive Chair | Kimiko Wada | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Third President | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Princess of Badger Palace | Spider Queen of the Forest | Movie | 1958 |
 | Fancy Talker | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Capital of Love | Eriko | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Blue Mountains Part 2 | Umetarō (Geisha) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Downtown | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Blue Mountains | Umetarō (Geisha) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Black River | Okada's Wife (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Geisha in the Old City | Kimiko | Movie | 1957 |
 | Skin-Colored Moon | Kimiyo | Movie | 1957 |
 | Kiss the Moon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Hadaka no Machi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Shadow Daughter | Masayo | Movie | 1957 |
 | Birth of Romance | Sayoko Uemura | Movie | 1957 |
 | The 36 Passengers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Price of Beauty | Yuki Kawabe | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Luckiest Dai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Talkative Company President | Eiko | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Mandarin Room | Choko | Movie | 1956 |
 | Easy-Going Married Couple | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Women in Prison | Keiko Nomi, prisoner | Movie | 1956 |
 | Gendai no yokubô | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Morishige, where are you going? | Keiko | Movie | 1956 |
 | While the Demon Steps Out | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | 元祿美少年記 | きぬ | Movie | 1955 |
 | House of Many Pleasures | Eiko | Movie | 1955 |
 | Quick Change Tanuki Palace | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Bridges at Toko-Ri | Kimiko | Movie | 1954 |
 | Kyūkon sannin musume | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Always in My Heart Part 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Brothers who Protect the Mountain | Sayumi Sumikura | Movie | 1953 |
 | Always in My Heart | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | A Japanese Tragedy | Wakamaru, a geisha | Movie | 1953 |
 | Sisters | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Yasugorō shusse | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | New Tokyo March | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Sincere Heart | Midori | Movie | 1953 |
 | Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Stray Dog | Harumi Namiki | Movie | 1949 |
 | 茂七の事件簿・新ふしぎ草紙 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |