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Keiko Awaji

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.

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ACTING

An Urban Affair (1961)
An Urban Affair (1961)
Stray Dog (1949)
Stray Dog (1949)
The Undefeated Woman (1958)
The Undefeated Woman (1958)
Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni (1962)
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni (1962)
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama (1962)
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama (1962)
Inugami (2001)
Inugami (2001)
Secret Love (1962)
Secret Love (1962)
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
Birth of Romance (1957)
Birth of Romance (1957)
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)
Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me (1963)
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me (1963)
Hito mo arukeba (1960)
Hito mo arukeba (1960)
Sincere Heart (1953)
Sincere Heart (1953)
Downtown Heroes (1988)
Downtown Heroes (1988)
Toilet Manager (1961)
Toilet Manager (1961)
Samurai Saga (1959)
Samurai Saga (1959)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain (1953)
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain (1953)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
Pretty Woman (2003)
Pretty Woman (2003)
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3 (1954)
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3 (1954)
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief (2001)
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief (2001)
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong (1963)
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong (1963)
元祿美少年記 (1955)
元祿美少年記 (1955)
Sisters (1953)
Sisters (1953)
Youth Season (1962)
Youth Season (1962)
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
House of Many Pleasures (1955)
House of Many Pleasures (1955)
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido (1953)
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido (1953)
New Tokyo March (1953)
New Tokyo March (1953)
Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
Geisha in the Old City (1957)
Geisha in the Old City (1957)
Black River (1957)
Black River (1957)
Kyūkon sannin musume (1954)
Kyūkon sannin musume (1954)
Veronika Decides to Die (2005)
Veronika Decides to Die (2005)
Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Always in My Heart (1953)
Always in My Heart (1953)
Illusion of Blood (1965)
Illusion of Blood (1965)
For Love and Money (1963)
For Love and Money (1963)
The Twilight Story (1960)
The Twilight Story (1960)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
A Woman's Life (1963)
A Woman's Life (1963)
The Other Woman (1961)
The Other Woman (1961)
The Wiser Age (1962)
The Wiser Age (1962)
Green Light to Joy (1967)
Green Light to Joy (1967)
Mourning Recipe (2013)
Mourning Recipe (2013)
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
A Brief Message from the Heart (1995)
A Brief Message from the Heart (1995)
The Blue Beast (1960)
The Blue Beast (1960)
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen (1997)
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen (1997)
Acchan no bebi gyangu (1961)
Acchan no bebi gyangu (1961)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' (2002)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' (2002)
The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)
The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)
Hoodlum Soldier (1965)
Hoodlum Soldier (1965)
The Lord Pretends (1959)
The Lord Pretends (1959)
Price of Beauty (1957)
Price of Beauty (1957)
The Maid Story (1963)
The Maid Story (1963)
Quick Change Tanuki Palace (1954)
Quick Change Tanuki Palace (1954)
Hong Kong Paradise (1990)
Hong Kong Paradise (1990)
Japan's No. 1 Playboy (1963)
Japan's No. 1 Playboy (1963)
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
Down Town (1957)
Down Town (1957)
The Capital of Love (1958)
The Capital of Love (1958)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)
Hard Romanticker (2011)
Hard Romanticker (2011)
Chûshingura (1962)
Chûshingura (1962)
Three for the Road (2007)
Three for the Road (2007)
Women in Prison (1956)
Women in Prison (1956)
The Flower and the Dragon (1965)
The Flower and the Dragon (1965)
She-Shogun (1990)
She-Shogun (1990)
Yasugorō shusse (1953)
Yasugorō shusse (1953)
Tora-san Goes North (1987)
Tora-san Goes North (1987)
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves (1966)
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves (1966)
The Lord and the Gambler (1959)
The Lord and the Gambler (1959)
Scarred Yosaburo (1960)
Scarred Yosaburo (1960)
The Adventures of Kantaro (1959)
The Adventures of Kantaro (1959)
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility (1963)
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility (1963)
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period (1959)
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period (1959)
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
The Third President (1958)
The Third President (1958)
On a Better Night than Usual (2010)
On a Better Night than Usual (2010)
Morishige, where are you going? (1956)
Morishige, where are you going? (1956)
Crazy Operation: First Move (1963)
Crazy Operation: First Move (1963)
Jiyūgaoka fujin (1960)
Jiyūgaoka fujin (1960)
Executive Chair (1958)
Executive Chair (1958)
Travel Stories of a Company President (1963)
Travel Stories of a Company President (1963)
Talkative Company President (1957)
Talkative Company President (1957)
Playboy President (1961)
Playboy President (1961)
Playboy President: Part II (1961)
Playboy President: Part II (1961)
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II (1963)
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II (1963)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966)
Me and Me (1962)
Me and Me (1962)
The Mandarin Room (1956)
The Mandarin Room (1956)
Skin-Colored Moon (1957)
Skin-Colored Moon (1957)
Go and Get It (1958)
Go and Get It (1958)
千年の松 完結編 (2009)
千年の松 完結編 (2009)
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds (2001)
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds (2001)
Misandry (1964)
Misandry (1964)
Kill the Killer! (1961)
Kill the Killer! (1961)
The 36 Passengers (1957)
The 36 Passengers (1957)
Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)
Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)
Bringing Up Husbands (1959)
Bringing Up Husbands (1959)
Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
The Blue Mountains (1957)
The Blue Mountains (1957)
The Blue Mountains Part 2 (1957)
The Blue Mountains Part 2 (1957)
Showdown on Pier No.3 (1960)
Showdown on Pier No.3 (1960)
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero (1964)
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero (1964)
Youth Season Continued (1964)
Youth Season Continued (1964)
Gendai no yokubô (1956)
Gendai no yokubô (1956)
He's the Killer (1958)
He's the Killer (1958)
Blackmail (1958)
Blackmail (1958)
The Forgotten Waterfront (1959)
The Forgotten Waterfront (1959)
3 Dolls and Baby Gang (1961)
3 Dolls and Baby Gang (1961)
Older Wife, Younger Husband (1960)
Older Wife, Younger Husband (1960)
The Husband Was a Baby (1960)
The Husband Was a Baby (1960)
Samurai in the Office (1959)
Samurai in the Office (1959)
Tale of a Carpenter (1966)
Tale of a Carpenter (1966)
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (1957)
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (1957)
The Luckiest Dai (1957)
The Luckiest Dai (1957)
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)
Moshichi (2001)
Moshichi (2001)
茂七の事件簿・新ふしぎ草紙
茂七の事件簿・新ふしぎ草紙