Keiko Awaji

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-07-17

Day of death

2014-01-11 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

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

  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

    Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

  • The Bridges at Toko-Ri

    The Bridges at Toko-Ri

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • Devices Stronger Than Women

    Devices Stronger Than Women

  • Kill the Killer!

    Kill the Killer!

  • She-Shogun

    She-Shogun

  • Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

    Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

  • The Mandarin Room

    The Mandarin Room

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Playboy President: Part II

    Playboy President: Part II

  • 千年の松 完結編

    千年の松 完結編

  • Hito mo arukeba

    Hito mo arukeba

  • Kyūkon sannin musume

    Kyūkon sannin musume

  • Playboy President

    Playboy President

  • Talkative Company President

    Talkative Company President

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

  • The Flower and the Dragon

    The Flower and the Dragon

  • 男嫌い

    男嫌い

  • Toilet Manager

    Toilet Manager

  • Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

    Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

  • (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

    (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

  • Hadaka no Machi

    Hadaka no Machi

  • Hagure kigeki mandara

    Hagure kigeki mandara

  • A Japanese Tragedy

    A Japanese Tragedy

  • Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief

    Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief

  • The Princess of Badger Palace

    The Princess of Badger Palace

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

  • Welcome to the Vampire Onsen

    Welcome to the Vampire Onsen

  • Inugami

    Inugami

  • Me and Me

    Me and Me

  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

  • Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong

    Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong

  • The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

  • Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

    Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

  • Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

  • 3 Dolls and Baby Gang

    3 Dolls and Baby Gang

  • Birth of Romance

    Birth of Romance

  • Sincere Heart

    Sincere Heart

  • The Adventures of Kantaro

    The Adventures of Kantaro

  • Yasugorō shusse

    Yasugorō shusse

  • The Lord Pretends

    The Lord Pretends

  • Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

    Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

  • Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents

    Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents

  • Hong Kong Paradise

    Hong Kong Paradise

  • Travel Stories of a Company President

    Travel Stories of a Company President

  • New Tokyo March

    New Tokyo March

  • The Undefeated Woman

    The Undefeated Woman

  • Wakai kisetsu

    Wakai kisetsu

  • Scarred Yosaburo

    Scarred Yosaburo

  • Jiyūgaoka fujin

    Jiyūgaoka fujin

  • Hard Romanticker

    Hard Romanticker

  • Temptation on Glamour Island

    Temptation on Glamour Island

  • Tora-san Goes to Vienna

    Tora-san Goes to Vienna

  • The Maid Story

    The Maid Story

  • Mourning Recipe

    Mourning Recipe

  • Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku

    Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku

  • Tora-san Goes North

    Tora-san Goes North

  • Morishige, where are you going?

    Morishige, where are you going?

  • Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman

  • Japan's No. 1 Playboy

    Japan's No. 1 Playboy

  • The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

  • Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

    Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

  • An Urban Affair

    An Urban Affair

  • Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

    Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

  • Geisha in the Old City

    Geisha in the Old City

  • A Brief Message from the Heart

    A Brief Message from the Heart

  • Secret Love

    Secret Love

  • Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility

    Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility

  • Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3

    Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3

  • Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

  • For Love and Money

    For Love and Money

  • Long Way to Okinawa

    Long Way to Okinawa

  • Yaji and Kita on the Road

    Yaji and Kita on the Road

  • Quick Change Tanuki Palace

    Quick Change Tanuki Palace

  • Downtown Heroes

    Downtown Heroes

  • 元祿美少年記

    元祿美少年記

  • Down Town

    Down Town

  • Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

    Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

  • Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

    Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

  • Chûshingura

    Chûshingura

  • Samurai Saga

    Samurai Saga

  • Illusion of Blood

    Illusion of Blood

  • Price of Beauty

    Price of Beauty

  • Three for the Road

    Three for the Road

  • Acchan no bebi gyangu

    Acchan no bebi gyangu

  • Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

    Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

  • The Hotelman's Holiday

    The Hotelman's Holiday

  • Crazy Operation: First Move

    Crazy Operation: First Move

  • Black River

    Black River

  • The Wiser Age

    The Wiser Age

  • Veronika Decides to Die

    Veronika Decides to Die

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

  • Hoodlum Soldier

    Hoodlum Soldier

  • The Twilight Story

    The Twilight Story

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • City of Love

    City of Love

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • 誰よりも君を愛す！

    誰よりも君を愛す！

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    Holiday in Tokyo

  • Green Light to Joy

    Green Light to Joy

  • Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

  • Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds

    Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds

  • The Blue Beast

    The Blue Beast

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

  • The Third President

    The Third President

  • Moshichi

    Moshichi

  • Skin-Colored Moon

    Skin-Colored Moon

  • Executive Chair

    Executive Chair

  • Go and Get It

    Go and Get It

  • On a Better Night than Usual

    On a Better Night than Usual

  • The Lord and the Gambler

    The Lord and the Gambler

  • Bringing Up Husbands

    Bringing Up Husbands