Keiko Awaji
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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
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Known for
Skin-Colored Moon
Kimiyo
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Oyanagi
Showdown on Pier No.3
Kaoru
Inugami
Katsuko Doi
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Kimiko
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Yuri
Chûshingura
Tora-san Goes North
Etsuko
A Brief Message from the Heart
Fusae
Geisha in the Old City
Kimiko
The Lord Pretends
Kosei
She-Shogun
Katsuyama
Hard Romanticker
Hoodlum Soldier
Otomaru
An Urban Affair
Kimie
Black River
Okada's Wife (uncredited)
The Blue Beast
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
Sincere Heart
Midori
The Wiser Age
Michiko
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
Self
A Woman's Life
Birth of Romance
Sayoko Uemura
Mourning Recipe
Tamako
Devices Stronger Than Women
Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Madam
Samurai Saga
Nanae
The Maid Story
Downtown Heroes
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
Price of Beauty
Yuki Kawabe
Always in My Heart
Women in Prison
Keiko Nomi, prisoner
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
The Princess of Badger Palace
Spider Queen of the Forest
Kill the Killer!
Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
A Japanese Tragedy
Wakamaru, a geisha
Hito mo arukeba
Sumire Sakura
Illusion of Blood
Omaki
Me and Me
The Other Woman
Fukuko
Playboy President
Madame Emiko
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Mitsui Fujiko
Hagure kigeki mandara
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
Talkative Company President
Eiko
On a Better Night than Usual
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Michie Higurashi
Always in My Heart Part 2
Temptation on Glamour Island
Yoshiko Kosaka
千年の松 完結編
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Fuji
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Hadaka no Machi
City of Love
Eriko
誰よりも君を愛す！
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Veronika Decides to Die
Beniko
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Oimo / Osatsu
Youth Season
Holiday in Tokyo
The Flower and the Dragon
Down Town
Long Way to Okinawa
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Mie Sakanishi
Hong Kong Paradise
The Twilight Story
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
The Hotelman's Holiday
Okiku
Quick Change Tanuki Palace
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
Yasugorō shusse
Pretty Woman
Aoi Morishita
Scarred Yosaburo
Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku
Kyūkon sannin musume
Crazy Operation: First Move
Green Light to Joy
Takeko
Toilet Manager
Morishige, where are you going?
Keiko
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
Playboy President: Part II
Madame Emiko
Three for the Road
The Third President
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
Acchan no bebi gyangu
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Secret Love
Sisters
New Tokyo March
For Love and Money
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
The Undefeated Woman
Stray Dog
Harumi Namiki
Travel Stories of a Company President
Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents
元祿美少年記
きぬ
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
Sayumi Sumikura
Misandry
The Mandarin Room
The Adventures of Kantaro
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
Eiko
Moshichi
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen
The Blue Mountains
Umetarō (Geisha)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Umetarō (Geisha)
Executive Chair
Kimiko Wada
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Fujiko Tomono
Go and Get It
Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife