Keiko Awaji
Born July 17, 1933 (Age: 92)
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Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
千年の松 完結編
2009
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Age: 75
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
2001
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Age: 67
Hong Kong Paradise
1990
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Age: 56
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966
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as Fujiko Tomono
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Age: 32
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
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Age: 30
Youth Season Continued
1964
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as Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
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Age: 30
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
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Age: 30
Misandry
1964
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Age: 30
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
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Age: 30
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963
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Age: 30
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
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as Michie Higurashi
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Age: 29
The Maid Story
1963
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Age: 29
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
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Age: 29
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
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as Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
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Age: 29
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
1963
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Age: 29
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
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as Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
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Age: 29
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
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Age: 29
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
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Age: 29
Youth Season
1962
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Age: 29
Me and Me
1962
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Age: 29
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
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Age: 29
Secret Love
1962
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Age: 28
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
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Age: 28
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
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Age: 28
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
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Age: 28
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
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Age: 28
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
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Age: 28
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
1961
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Age: 28
Acchan no bebi gyangu
1961
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Age: 28
Toilet Manager
1961
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Age: 28
An Urban Affair
1961
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as Kimie
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Age: 28
Kill the Killer!
1961
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as Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
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Age: 27
Playboy President: Part II
1961
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as Madame Emiko
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Age: 27
The Other Woman
1961
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as Fukuko
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Age: 27
Playboy President
1961
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as Madame Emiko
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Age: 27
The Husband Was a Baby
1960
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Age: 27
Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960
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Age: 27
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
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Age: 27
The Twilight Story
1960
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Age: 27
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
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Age: 26
The Blue Beast
1960
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Age: 26
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
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as Kaoru
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Age: 26
The Forgotten Waterfront
1959
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Age: 26
The Adventures of Kantaro
1959
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Age: 26
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
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Age: 26
The Lord Pretends
1959
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as Kosei
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Age: 26
The Lord and the Gambler
1959
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Age: 26
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
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Age: 25
Samurai Saga
1959
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as Nanae
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Age: 25
Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents
1959
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Age: 25
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
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as Yoshiko Kosaka
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Age: 25
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
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Age: 25
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
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Age: 25
Blackmail
1958
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Age: 25
The Undefeated Woman
1958
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Age: 25
He's the Killer
1958
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Age: 25
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
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as Okiku
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Age: 24
Go and Get It
1958
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as Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
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Age: 24
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
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as Oimo / Osatsu
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Age: 24
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
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Age: 24
Executive Chair
1958
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as Kimiko Wada
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Age: 24
The Third President
1958
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Age: 24
The Princess of Badger Palace
1958
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as Spider Queen of the Forest
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Age: 24
The Capital of Love
1958
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as Eriko
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Age: 24
The Mandarin Room
1956
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Age: 23
Women in Prison
1956
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as Keiko Nomi, prisoner
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Age: 23
Gendai no yokubô
1956
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Age: 22
Morishige, where are you going?
1956
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as Keiko
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Age: 22
元祿美少年記
1955
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as きぬ
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Age: 22
House of Many Pleasures
1955
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as Eiko
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Age: 21
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
1953
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as Sayumi Sumikura
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Age: 20
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953
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Age: 19