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 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.
Filmography
Mourning Recipe
as Tamako
Mourning Recipe
as Tamako
Hard Romanticker
Hard Romanticker
誰よりも君を愛す！
誰よりも君を愛す！
On a Better Night than Usual
On a Better Night than Usual
千年の松 完結編
千年の松 完結編
Three for the Road
Three for the Road
Veronika Decides to Die
as Beniko
Veronika Decides to Die
as Beniko
Pretty Woman
as Aoi Morishita
Pretty Woman
as Aoi Morishita
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
as Self
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen
A Brief Message from the Heart
as Fusae
A Brief Message from the Heart
as Fusae
Hong Kong Paradise
Hong Kong Paradise
She-Shogun
as Katsuyama
She-Shogun
as Katsuyama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as Madam
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as Madam
Downtown Heroes
Downtown Heroes
Tora-san Goes North
as Etsuko
Tora-san Goes North
as Etsuko
Green Light to Joy
as Takeko
Green Light to Joy
as Takeko
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as Fuji
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as Fuji
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
The Flower and the Dragon
The Flower and the Dragon
Hoodlum Soldier
as Otomaru
Hoodlum Soldier
as Otomaru
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
Youth Season Continued
as Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
Youth Season Continued
as Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Misandry
Misandry
For Love and Money
For Love and Money
A Woman's Life
as Tamae Misawa
A Woman's Life
as Tamae Misawa
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
as Michie Higurashi
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
as Michie Higurashi
The Maid Story
The Maid Story
Crazy Operation: First Move
Crazy Operation: First Move
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
Travel Stories of a Company President
Travel Stories of a Company President
Chûshingura
Chûshingura
Youth Season
Youth Season
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
Secret Love
Secret Love
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
Long Way to Okinawa
Long Way to Okinawa
Hagure kigeki mandara
Hagure kigeki mandara
The Wiser Age
as Michiko
The Wiser Age
as Michiko
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
Acchan no bebi gyangu
Acchan no bebi gyangu
An Urban Affair
as Kimie
An Urban Affair
as Kimie
The Other Woman
as Fukuko
The Other Woman
as Fukuko
Playboy President: Part II
as Madame Emiko
Playboy President: Part II
as Madame Emiko
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
Playboy President
as Madame Emiko
Playboy President
as Madame Emiko
The Husband Was a Baby
The Husband Was a Baby
Older Wife, Younger Husband
Older Wife, Younger Husband
The Twilight Story
The Twilight Story
Scarred Yosaburo
Scarred Yosaburo
The Blue Beast
The Blue Beast
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Mie Sakanishi
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Mie Sakanishi
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Kaoru
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Kaoru
The Curio Master
The Curio Master
Hito mo arukeba
as Sumire Sakura
Hito mo arukeba
as Sumire Sakura
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Yuri
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Yuri
The Forgotten Waterfront
The Forgotten Waterfront
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
The Lord Pretends
as Kosei
The Lord Pretends
as Kosei
The Lord and the Gambler
The Lord and the Gambler
Samurai in the Office
Samurai in the Office
Bringing Up Husbands
Bringing Up Husbands
Samurai Saga
as Nanae
Samurai Saga
as Nanae
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Yoshiko Kosaka
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Yoshiko Kosaka
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Blackmail
Blackmail
The Undefeated Woman
The Undefeated Woman
He's the Killer
He's the Killer
Go and Get It
as Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
Go and Get It
as Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
The Third President
The Third President
The Princess of Badger Palace
as Spider Queen of the Forest
The Princess of Badger Palace
as Spider Queen of the Forest
Fancy Talker
Fancy Talker
The Capital of Love
as Eriko
The Capital of Love
as Eriko
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Umetarō (Geisha)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Umetarō (Geisha)
Downtown
Downtown
Black River
as Okada's Wife (uncredited)
Black River
as Okada's Wife (uncredited)
Hadaka no Machi
Hadaka no Machi
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
The Shadow Daughter
as Masayo
The Shadow Daughter
as Masayo
Birth of Romance
as Sayoko Uemura
Birth of Romance
as Sayoko Uemura
Price of Beauty
as Yuki Kawabe
Price of Beauty
as Yuki Kawabe
The Luckiest Dai
The Luckiest Dai
Talkative Company President
as Eiko
Talkative Company President
as Eiko
The Mandarin Room
as Choko
The Mandarin Room
as Choko
Women in Prison
as Keiko Nomi, prisoner
Women in Prison
as Keiko Nomi, prisoner
Gendai no yokubô
Gendai no yokubô
Morishige, where are you going?
as Keiko
Morishige, where are you going?
as Keiko
While the Demon Steps Out
While the Demon Steps Out
House of Many Pleasures
as Eiko
House of Many Pleasures
as Eiko
Quick Change Tanuki Palace
Quick Change Tanuki Palace
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Kimiko
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Kimiko
Kyūkon sannin musume
Kyūkon sannin musume
Always in My Heart Part 2
Always in My Heart Part 2
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
as Sayumi Sumikura
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
as Sayumi Sumikura
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart
A Japanese Tragedy
as Wakamaru, a geisha
A Japanese Tragedy
as Wakamaru, a geisha
Sisters
Sisters
Yasugorō shusse
Yasugorō shusse
New Tokyo March
New Tokyo March
Sincere Heart
as Midori
Sincere Heart
as Midori
Stray Dog
as Harumi Namiki
Stray Dog
as Harumi Namiki