- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 17, 1933
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- January 11, 2014
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 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 …
Filmography
movieMourning Recipe
2013 · Tamako
movieHard Romanticker
2011
movie誰よりも君を愛す！
2011
movieOn a Better Night than Usual
2010
movie千年の松 完結編
2009
movieThree for the Road
2007
movieVeronika Decides to Die
2005 · Beniko
moviePretty Woman
2003 · Aoi Morishita
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002 · Self
tvMoshichi
2001
movieMarried Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
2001
movieMarried Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief
2001
movieInugami
2001 · Katsuko Doi
movieWelcome to the Vampire Onsen
1997
movieA Brief Message from the Heart
1995 · Fusae
movieHong Kong Paradise
1990
movieShe-Shogun
1990 · Katsuyama
movieTora-san Goes to Vienna
1989 · Madam
movieDowntown Heroes
1988
movieTora-san Goes North
1987 · Etsuko
tvFuruya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983 · Oyanagi
movieGreen Light to Joy
1967 · Takeko
movieSazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966 · Fuji
Tale of a Carpenter
movieTale of a Carpenter
1966
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966 · Fujiko Tomono
movieFlower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966
movieThe Flower and the Dragon
1965
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965 · Mitsui Fujiko
movieIllusion of Blood
1965 · Omaki
movieHoodlum Soldier
1965 · Otomaru
movieLegend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
movieYouth Season Continued
1964 · Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
movieMr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
movieMisandry
1964
For Love and Money
movieFor Love and Money
1963
movieCrazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
movieA Woman's Life
1963
movieCrazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963
movieJapan's No. 1 Playboy
1963 · Michie Higurashi
movieThe Maid Story
1963
movieCrazy Operation: First Move
1963
movieTravel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963 · Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
movieRoppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
1963
movieDevices Stronger Than Women
1963 · Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
movieTravel Stories of a Company President
1963
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
movieChûshingura
1962
movieYouth Season
1962
movieMe and Me
1962
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
movieSecret Love
1962
movieIka naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
movieKureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
movieLong Way to Okinawa
1962
movieHagure kigeki mandara
1962
movieThe Wiser Age
1962 · Michiko
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
movie3 Dolls and Baby Gang
1961
movieAcchan no bebi gyangu
1961
movieToilet Manager
1961
movieAn Urban Affair
1961 · Kimie
movieKill the Killer!
1961 · Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
movieThe Other Woman
1961 · Fukuko
moviePlayboy President: Part II
1961 · Madame Emiko
moviePlayboy President
1961 · Madame Emiko
movieThe Husband Was a Baby
1960
movieOlder Wife, Younger Husband
1960
movieJiyūgaoka fujin
1960
movieThe Twilight Story
1960
movieScarred Yosaburo
1960
movieThe Blue Beast
1960
movieDaughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 · Mie Sakanishi
movieShowdown on Pier No.3
1960 · Kaoru
movieHito mo arukeba
1960 · Sumire Sakura
movieWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 · Yuri
movieThe Forgotten Waterfront
1959
movieThe Adventures of Kantaro
1959
movieUtamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
movieThe Lord Pretends
1959 · Kosei
movieThe Lord and the Gambler
1959
movieSamurai in the Office
1959
movieBringing Up Husbands
1959
movieSamurai Saga
1959 · Nanae
movieThree Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
movieTemptation on Glamour Island
1959 · Yoshiko Kosaka
movieDiary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
movieYajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
movieBlackmail
1958
movieThe Undefeated Woman
1958
movieHe's the Killer
1958
movieThe Hotelman's Holiday
1958 · Okiku
movieGo and Get It
1958 · Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
movieYaji and Kita on the Road
1958 · Oimo / Osatsu
movieHoliday in Tokyo
1958
movieExecutive Chair
1958 · Kimiko Wada
movieThe Third President
1958
movieThe Princess of Badger Palace
1958 · Spider Queen of the Forest
movieThe Capital of Love
1958 · Eriko
movieThe Blue Mountains Part 2
1957 · Umetarō (Geisha)
movieDown Town
1957
movieThe Blue Mountains
1957 · Umetarō (Geisha)
movieBlack River
1957 · Okada's Wife (uncredited)
movieGeisha in the Old City
1957 · Kimiko
movieSkin-Colored Moon
1957 · Kimiyo
movieHadaka no Machi
1957
movieForgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
movieBirth of Romance
1957 · Sayoko Uemura
movieThe 36 Passengers
1957
moviePrice of Beauty
1957 · Yuki Kawabe
movieThe Luckiest Dai
1957
movieTalkative Company President
1957 · Eiko
movieThe Mandarin Room
1956
movieWomen in Prison
1956 · Keiko Nomi, prisoner
movieGendai no yokubô
1956
movieMorishige, where are you going?
1956 · Keiko
movie元祿美少年記
1955 · きぬ
movieHouse of Many Pleasures
1955 · Eiko
movieQuick Change Tanuki Palace
1954
movieTravels of Lord Mito Pt.3
1954
movieThe Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954 · Kimiko
movieKyūkon sannin musume
1954
movieAlways in My Heart Part 2
1953
movieThe Brothers who Protect the Mountain
1953 · Sayumi Sumikura
movieAlways in My Heart
1953
movieA Japanese Tragedy
1953 · Wakamaru, a geisha
movieSisters
1953
movieYasugorō shusse
1953
movieNew Tokyo March
1953
movieSincere Heart
1953 · Midori
movieNatsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953
movieStray Dog
1949 · Harumi Namiki
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