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