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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 4.169
Birthday 1933-07-17
Place of Birth Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As Кэйко Авадзи, 淡路恵子,
An Urban Affair
1961

An Urban Affair

Stray Dog
1949

Stray Dog

The Undefeated Woman
1958

The Undefeated Woman

Hagure kigeki mandara
1962

Hagure kigeki mandara

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Long Way to Okinawa
1962

Long Way to Okinawa

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962

Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

Inugami
2001

Inugami

Secret love
1962

Secret love

A Japanese Tragedy
1953

A Japanese Tragedy

Birth of Romance
1957

Birth of Romance

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958

Yaji and Kita on the Road

Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
1963

Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

Hito mo arukeba
1960

Hito mo arukeba

Sincere Heart
1953

Sincere Heart

Downtown Heroes
1988

Downtown Heroes

Toilet Manager
1961

Toilet Manager

Samurai Saga
1959

Samurai Saga

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

Kigeki ekimae onsen
1962

Kigeki ekimae onsen

The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
1953

The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

Kigeki ekimae bentô
1961

Kigeki ekimae bentô

Pretty Woman
2003

Pretty Woman

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3
1954

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3

Married Executioner R Mission 1: Bloody Mischief
2002

Married Executioner R Mission 1: Bloody Mischief

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

喜劇 駅前飯店
1962

喜劇 駅前飯店

Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963

Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong

元祿美少年記
1955

元祿美少年記

Sisters
1953

Sisters

Wakai kisetsu
1962

Wakai kisetsu

Hadaka no Machi
1957

Hadaka no Machi

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
1955

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953

Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

New Tokyo March
1953

New Tokyo March

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Geisha in the Old City
1957

Geisha in the Old City

Black River
1957

Black River

Kyūkon sannin musume
1954

Kyūkon sannin musume

Veronika Decides to Die
2005

Veronika Decides to Die

Always in My Heart Part 2
1953

Always in My Heart Part 2

Always in My Heart
1953

Always in My Heart

Illusion of Blood
1965

Illusion of Blood

For Love and Money
1963

For Love and Money

The Twilight Story
1960

The Twilight Story

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

A Woman's Life
1963

A Woman's Life

The Other Woman
1961

The Other Woman

The Wiser Age
1962

The Wiser Age

Green Light to Joy
1967

Green Light to Joy

Mourning Recipe
2013

Mourning Recipe

Temptation on Glamour Island
1959

Temptation on Glamour Island

A Brief Message from the Heart
1995

A Brief Message from the Heart

The Blue Beast
1960

The Blue Beast

Welcome to the Vampire Onsen
1997

Welcome to the Vampire Onsen

Acchan no bebi gyangu
1961

Acchan no bebi gyangu

3 Dolls and Baby Gang
1961

3 Dolls and Baby Gang

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

The Princess of Badger Palace
1958

The Princess of Badger Palace

Hoodlum Soldier
1965

Hoodlum Soldier

The Lord Pretends
1959

The Lord Pretends

Price of Beauty
1957

Price of Beauty

The Maid Story
1963

The Maid Story

Quick Change Tanuki Palace
1954

Quick Change Tanuki Palace

Hong Kong Paradise
1990

Hong Kong Paradise

The Best Playboy In Japan
1963

The Best Playboy In Japan

The Hotelman's Holiday
1958

The Hotelman's Holiday

Down Town
1957

Down Town

City of Love
1958

City of Love

A Comedy: The University Around the Corner
1965

A Comedy: The University Around the Corner

Hard Romanticker
2011

Hard Romanticker

Chûshingura
1962

Chûshingura

Three for the Road
2007

Three for the Road

Women in Prison
1956

Women in Prison

The Flower and the Dragon
1965

The Flower and the Dragon

She-Shogun
1990

She-Shogun

Yasugorō shusse
1953

Yasugorō shusse

Tora-san Goes North
1987

Tora-san Goes North

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

The Lord and the Gambler
1959

The Lord and the Gambler

Scarred Yosaburo
1960

Scarred Yosaburo

The Adventures of Kantaro
1959

The Adventures of Kantaro

Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin
1963

Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin

社長太平記
1959

社長太平記

Zoku shachōtaiheiki
1959

Zoku shachōtaiheiki

The Third President
1958

The Third President

More wonderful night than usual
2010

More wonderful night than usual

Morishige, where are you going?
1956

Morishige, where are you going?

Crazy Operation
1963

Crazy Operation