Keiko Awaji
Acting
Born: July 17, 1933 · Tokyo, Japan
Died: January 11, 2014 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Photos (3)
Movies (143)
Stray Dog
Harumi Namiki
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Kimiko
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Yuri
A Japanese Tragedy
Wakamaru, a geisha
Inugami
Katsuko Doi
Chûshingura
1962
A Woman's Life
Tamae Misawa
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
On a Better Night than Usual
2010
She-Shogun
Katsuyama
Blackmail
1958
Pretty Woman
Aoi Morishita
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō
1958
Tora-san Goes North
Etsuko
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Downtown
1957
Temptation on Glamour Island
Yoshiko Kosaka
Executive Chair
Kimiko Wada
Easy-Going Married Couple
1956
House of Many Pleasures
Eiko
Mourning Recipe
Tamako
Hard Romanticker
2011
Illusion of Blood
Omaki
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
The Wiser Age
Michiko
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief
2001
Black River
Yasuko, Okada's wife
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Michie Higurashi
The Capital of Love
Eriko
Morishige, where are you going?
Keiko
Gendai no yokubô
1956
Downtown Heroes
1988
Raccoon Dog Leader
1965
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
1963
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen
1997
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963
Veronika Decides to Die
Beniko
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
Okiku
Go to Hell! Company Men
1964
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
A Brief Message from the Heart
Fusae
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
The Mandarin Room
Choko
The Twilight Story
1960
Fancy Talker
1958
The Blue Beast
1960
Achan's Baby Gang
1961
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
Sayumi Sumikura
Always in My Heart
1953
Hoodlum Soldier
Otomaru
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
Sisters
1953
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Mie Sakanishi
Hong Kong Paradise
1990
Talkative Company President
Eiko
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
2001
Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960
Yasugorō shusse
1953
Masseur War Story
1965
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
Go and Get It
Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
Playboy President
Madame Emiko
The Third President
1958
The Adventures of Kantaro
1959
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
夫人
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
The Flower and the Dragon
1965
A Monk in the Big City of Edo
1965
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966
Price of Beauty
Yuki Kawabe
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
Youth Season
1962
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Fuji
Mumu Dance
1964
The Other Woman
Fukuko
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Oimo / Osatsu
誰よりも君を愛す！
2011
An Urban Affair
Kimie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
Sincere Heart
Midori
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
While the Demon Steps Out
1956
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
Geisha in the Old City
Kimiko
Skin-Colored Moon
Kimiyo
Samurai Saga
Nanae
The Husband Was a Baby
1960
Kill the Killer!
Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
1961
The Maid Story
1963
He's the Killer
1958
The Lord and the Gambler
1959
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
The Shadow Daughter
Masayo
New Marital Relations
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
Birth of Romance
Sayoko Uemura
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
The Curio Master
1960
The Luckiest Dai
1957
New Tokyo March
1953
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Hito mo arukeba
Sumire Sakura
The Princess of Badger Palace
Spider Queen of the Forest
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Mitsui Fujiko
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
Three for the Road
2007
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Fujiko Tomono
Devices Stronger Than Women
Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
Kiss the Moon
1957
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
The Blue Mountains
Umetarō (Geisha)
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3
1954
Women in Prison
Keiko Nomi, prisoner
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Me and Me
1962
Thief on the Run
1964
元祿美少年記
きぬ
千年の松 完結編
2009
Playboy President: Part II
Madame Emiko
Youth Season Continued
Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
The 36 Passengers
1957
The Forgotten Waterfront
1959
Kyūkon sannin musume
1954
Misandry
1964
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
The Lord Pretends
Kosei
Green Light to Joy
Takeko
Showdown on Pier No.3
Kaoru
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953
Secret Love
1962
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Quick Change Tanuki Palace
1954
Toilet Manager
1961
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Umetarō (Geisha)
Samurai in the Office
1959
Tale of a Carpenter
1966
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
