Keiko Awaji

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

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

  • Skin-Colored Moon

    Skin-Colored Moon

  • Chûshingura

    Chûshingura

  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

  • Black River

    Black River

  • Illusion of Blood

    Illusion of Blood

  • The Lord Pretends

    The Lord Pretends

  • Quick Change Tanuki Palace

    Quick Change Tanuki Palace

  • Sincere Heart

    Sincere Heart

  • A Japanese Tragedy

    A Japanese Tragedy

  • Inugami

    Inugami

  • Green Light to Joy

    Green Light to Joy

  • Scarred Yosaburo

    Scarred Yosaburo

  • Hadaka no Machi

    Hadaka no Machi

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • Toilet Manager

    Toilet Manager

  • The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

  • Downtown Heroes

    Downtown Heroes

  • Kyūkon sannin musume

    Kyūkon sannin musume

  • The Bridges at Toko-Ri

    The Bridges at Toko-Ri

  • Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

    Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

  • Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

    Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

  • Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

  • Mourning Recipe

    Mourning Recipe

  • Veronika Decides to Die

    Veronika Decides to Die

  • New Tokyo March

    New Tokyo March

  • 誰よりも君を愛す！

    誰よりも君を愛す！

  • Hard Romanticker

    Hard Romanticker

  • Hoodlum Soldier

    Hoodlum Soldier

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    Holiday in Tokyo

  • Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

    Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

  • The Flower and the Dragon

    The Flower and the Dragon

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • On a Better Night than Usual

    On a Better Night than Usual

  • Temptation on Glamour Island

    Temptation on Glamour Island

  • The Third President

    The Third President

  • The Twilight Story

    The Twilight Story

  • Jiyūgaoka fujin

    Jiyūgaoka fujin

  • Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

  • Price of Beauty

    Price of Beauty

  • Morishige, where are you going?

    Morishige, where are you going?

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Yaji and Kita on the Road

    Yaji and Kita on the Road

  • Acchan no bebi gyangu

    Acchan no bebi gyangu

  • Japan's No. 1 Playboy

    Japan's No. 1 Playboy

  • Tora-san Goes to Vienna

    Tora-san Goes to Vienna

  • The Wiser Age

    The Wiser Age

  • Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

    Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

  • Samurai Saga

    Samurai Saga

  • 3 Dolls and Baby Gang

    3 Dolls and Baby Gang

  • Three for the Road

    Three for the Road

  • Birth of Romance

    Birth of Romance

  • Secret Love

    Secret Love

  • City of Love

    City of Love

  • 千年の松 完結編

    千年の松 完結編

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

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

  • Hito mo arukeba

    Hito mo arukeba

  • Down Town

    Down Town

  • 元祿美少年記

    元祿美少年記

  • The Undefeated Woman

    The Undefeated Woman

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

  • A Brief Message from the Heart

    A Brief Message from the Heart

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

  • Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong

    Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong

  • The Maid Story

    The Maid Story

  • Talkative Company President

    Talkative Company President

  • The Hotelman's Holiday

    The Hotelman's Holiday

  • Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents

    Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents

  • She-Shogun

    She-Shogun

  • The Princess of Badger Palace

    The Princess of Badger Palace

  • Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

    Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

  • For Love and Money

    For Love and Money

  • Long Way to Okinawa

    Long Way to Okinawa

  • Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

    Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • Tora-san Goes North

    Tora-san Goes North

  • Geisha in the Old City

    Geisha in the Old City

  • Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

    Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

  • An Urban Affair

    An Urban Affair

  • Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

    Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

  • The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

  • Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

  • Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

    Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

  • Hagure kigeki mandara

    Hagure kigeki mandara

  • Crazy Operation: First Move

    Crazy Operation: First Move

  • Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman

  • Kill the Killer!

    Kill the Killer!

  • Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3

    Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3

  • Playboy President

    Playboy President

  • Playboy President: Part II

    Playboy President: Part II

  • Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility

    Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility

  • Me and Me

    Me and Me

  • Youth Season

    Youth Season

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

  • Yasugorō shusse

    Yasugorō shusse

  • Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

    Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

  • Hong Kong Paradise

    Hong Kong Paradise

  • Travel Stories of a Company President

    Travel Stories of a Company President

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

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

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • The Adventures of Kantaro

    The Adventures of Kantaro

  • Devices Stronger Than Women

    Devices Stronger Than Women

  • The Blue Beast

    The Blue Beast

  • Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds

    Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds

  • Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku

    Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku

  • Moshichi

    Moshichi

  • The Mandarin Room

    The Mandarin Room

  • Misandry

    Misandry

  • Showdown on Pier No.3

    Showdown on Pier No.3

  • Go and Get It

    Go and Get It

  • The Blue Mountains Part 2

    The Blue Mountains Part 2

  • Welcome to the Vampire Onsen

    Welcome to the Vampire Onsen

  • Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief

    Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief

  • Executive Chair

    Executive Chair

  • The Lord and the Gambler

    The Lord and the Gambler

  • The Blue Mountains

    The Blue Mountains

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

  • Bringing Up Husbands

    Bringing Up Husbands