Keiko Awaji
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 17, 1933
- Died
- January 11, 2014
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
Keiko Awaji (17 July 1933 – 11 January 2014) was a Japanese actress. Notable highlights of her career include Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog and Mark Robson's 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 Kinnosuke Nakamura (also known as Kinnosuke Yorozuya); 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. She died of esophageal cancer in Tokyo on 11 January 2014, aged 80.
Filmography
Mourning Recipe 2013
as Tamako
Hard Romanticker 2011
Actor
誰よりも君を愛す！ 2011
Actor
On a Better Night than Usual 2010
Actor
千年の松 完結編 2009
Actor
Three for the Road 2007
Actor
Veronika Decides to Die 2005
as Beniko
Pretty Woman 2003
as Aoi Morishita
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' 2002
as Self
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds 2001
Actor
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief 2001
Actor
Inugami 2001
as Katsuko Doi
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen 1997
Actor
A Brief Message from the Heart 1995
as Fusae
Hong Kong Paradise 1990
Actor
She-Shogun 1990
as Katsuyama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna 1989
as 夫人
Downtown Heroes 1988
Actor
Tora-san Goes North 1987
as Etsuko
Green Light to Joy 1967
as Takeko
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn 1966
as Fuji
Tale of a Carpenter 1966
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga 1966
as Fujiko Tomono
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves 1966
Actor
Masseur War Story 1965
Actor
The Flower and the Dragon 1965
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University 1965
as Mitsui Fujiko
A Monk in the Big City of Edo 1965
Actor
Raccoon Dog Leader 1965
Actor
Illusion of Blood 1965
as Omaki
Finances in Front of the Train Station 1965
Actor
Hoodlum Soldier 1965
as Otomaru
Mumu Dance 1964
Actor
Thief on the Run 1964
Actor
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero 1964
Actor
Go to Hell! Company Men 1964
Actor
Youth Season Continued 1964
as Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag 1964
Actor
Misandry 1964
Actor
- For Love and Money
For Love and Money 1963
Actor
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong 1963
Actor
A Woman's Life 1963
as Tamae Misawa
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility 1963
Actor
New Marital Relations 1963
Actor
Japan's No. 1 Playboy 1963
as Michie Higurashi
The Maid Story 1963
Actor
Crazy Operation: First Move 1963
Actor
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II 1963
as Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me 1963
Actor
Devices Stronger Than Women 1963
as Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
Travel Stories of a Company President 1963
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant 1962
Actor
Chûshingura 1962
Actor
Youth Season 1962
Actor
Me and Me 1962
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen 1962
Actor
Secret Love 1962
Actor
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama 1962
Actor
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni 1962
Actor
Long Way to Okinawa 1962
Actor
Hagure kigeki mandara 1962
Actor
The Wiser Age 1962
as Michiko
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox 1961
Actor
3 Dolls and Baby Gang 1961
Actor
Achan's Baby Gang 1961
Actor
Toilet Manager 1961
Actor
An Urban Affair 1961
as Kimie
Kill the Killer! 1961
as Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
Playboy President: Part II 1961
as Madame Emiko
The Other Woman 1961
as Fukuko
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking 1961
Actor
Playboy President 1961
as Madame Emiko
The Husband Was a Baby 1960
Actor
Older Wife, Younger Husband 1960
Actor
Jiyūgaoka fujin 1960
Actor
The Twilight Story 1960
Actor
Scarred Yosaburo 1960
Actor
The Blue Beast 1960
Actor
Daughters, Wives and a Mother 1960
as Mie Sakanishi
Showdown on Pier No.3 1960
as Kaoru
The Curio Master 1960
Actor
Hito mo arukeba 1960
as Sumire Sakura
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs 1960
as Yuri
The Forgotten Waterfront 1959
Actor
The Adventures of Kantaro 1959
Actor
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman 1959
Actor
The Lord Pretends 1959
as Kosei
The Lord and the Gambler 1959
Actor
Samurai in the Office 1959
Actor
Bringing Up Husbands 1959
Actor
Samurai Saga 1959
as Nanae
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II 1959
Actor
Temptation on Glamour Island 1959
as Yoshiko Kosaka
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period 1959
Actor
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku 1958
Actor
Blackmail 1958
Actor
The Undefeated Woman 1958
Actor
He's the Killer 1958
Actor
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō 1958
Actor
The Hotelman's Holiday 1958
as Okiku
Go and Get It 1958
as Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
Yaji and Kita on the Road 1958
as Oimo / Osatsu
Holiday in Tokyo 1958
Actor
Executive Chair 1958
as Kimiko Wada
The Third President 1958
Actor
The Princess of Badger Palace 1958
as Spider Queen of the Forest
Fancy Talker 1958
Actor
The Capital of Love 1958
as Eriko
The Blue Mountains Part 2 1957
as Umetarō (Geisha)
Downtown 1957
Actor
The Blue Mountains 1957
as Umetarō (Geisha)
Black River 1957
as Yasuko, Okada's Wife
Geisha in the Old City 1957
as Kimiko
Skin-Colored Moon 1957
as Kimiyo
Kiss the Moon 1957
Actor
Hadaka no Machi 1957
Actor
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion 1957
Actor
The Shadow Daughter 1957
as Masayo
Birth of Romance 1957
as Sayoko Uemura
The 36 Passengers 1957
Actor
Price of Beauty 1957
as Yuki Kawabe
The Luckiest Dai 1957
Actor
Talkative Company President 1957
as Eiko
The Mandarin Room 1956
as Choko
Easy-Going Married Couple 1956
Actor
Women in Prison 1956
as Keiko Nomi, prisoner
Gendai no yokubô 1956
Actor
Morishige, where are you going? 1956
as Keiko
While the Demon Steps Out 1956
Actor
元祿美少年記 1955
as きぬ
House of Many Pleasures 1955
as Eiko
Quick Change Tanuki Palace 1954
Actor
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3 1954
Actor
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954
as Kimiko
Kyūkon sannin musume 1954
Actor
Always in My Heart Part 2 1953
Actor
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain 1953
as Sayumi Sumikura
Always in My Heart 1953
Actor
A Japanese Tragedy 1953
as Wakamaru, a geisha
Sisters 1953
Actor
Yasugorō shusse 1953
Actor
New Tokyo March 1953
Actor
Sincere Heart 1953
as Midori
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido 1953
Actor
Stray Dog 1949
as Harumi Namiki
Credits from TMDB.