
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.
2013Mourning RecipeMovieas Tamako
2011Hard RomantickerMovie
2011誰よりも君を愛す!Movie
2010On a Better Night than UsualMovie
2009千年の松 完結編Movie
2007Three for the RoadMovie
2005Veronika Decides to DieMovieas Beniko
2003Pretty WomanMovieas Aoi Morishita
2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'Movieas Self
2001MoshichiTV show25 episodes
2001Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted BondsMovie
2001Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody MischiefMovie
2001InugamiMovieas Katsuko Doi
1997Welcome to the Vampire OnsenMovie
1995A Brief Message from the HeartMovieas Fusae
1990Hong Kong ParadiseMovie
1990She-ShogunMovieas Katsuyama
1989Tora-san Goes to ViennaMovieas 夫人
1988Downtown HeroesMovie
1987Tora-san Goes NorthMovieas Etsuko
1983Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesTV showas Oyanagi · 1 episodes
1967Green Light to JoyMovieas Takeko
1966Sazen Tange and The Secret of the UrnMovieas Fuji
1966Tale of a CarpenterMovie
1966A Comedy in Front of the Station: MangaMovieas Fujiko Tomono
1966Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea CavesMovie
1965Masseur War StoryMovie
1965The Flower and the DragonMovie
1965A Comedy in Front of the Station: UniversityMovieas Mitsui Fujiko
1965A Monk in the Big City of EdoMovie
1965Illusion of BloodMovieas Omaki
1965Raccoon Dog LeaderMovie
1965Finances in Front of the Train StationMovie
1965Hoodlum SoldierMovieas Otomaru
1964Mumu DanceMovie
1964Thief on the RunMovie
1964Legend of the Irresponsible HeroMovie
1964Go to Hell! Company MenMovie
1964Youth Season ContinuedMovieas Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
1964Mr. Giant's Victory FlagMovie
1964MisandryMovie
1963Crazy Cats Go to Hong KongMovie
1963A Woman's LifeMovieas Tamae Misawa
1963Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! IrresponsibilityMovie
1963New Marital RelationsMovie
1963Japan's No. 1 PlayboyMovieas Michie Higurashi
1963The Maid StoryMovie
1963Crazy Operation: First MoveMovie
1963Travel Stories of a Company President Part IIMovieas Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
1963Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love MeMovie
1963Devices Stronger Than WomenMovieas Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
1963Travel Stories of a Company PresidentMovie
1962A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese RestaurantMovie
1962ChûshinguraMovie
1962Youth SeasonMovie
1962Me and MeMovie
1962A Comedy in Front of the Station: OnsenMovie
1962Secret LoveMovie
1962Ika naru hoshi no moto niMovie
1962Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no NakamaMovie
1962Long Way to OkinawaMovie
1962Hagure kigeki mandaraMovie
1962The Wiser AgeMovieas Michiko
1961A Comedy in Front of the Station: LunchboxMovie
19613 Dolls and Baby GangMovie
1961Achan's Baby GangMovie
1961Toilet ManagerMovie
1961An Urban AffairMovieas Kimie
1961Kill the Killer!Movieas Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
1961The Other WomanMovieas Fukuko
1961Playboy President: Part IIMovieas Madame Emiko
1961The Age of Lawless MoneymakingMovie
1961Playboy PresidentMovieas Madame Emiko
1960The Husband Was a BabyMovie
1960Older Wife, Younger HusbandMovie
1960Jiyūgaoka fujinMovie
1960The Twilight StoryMovie
1960Scarred YosaburoMovie
1960The Blue BeastMovie
1960Daughters, Wives and a MotherMovieas Mie Sakanishi
1960Showdown on Pier No.3Movieas Kaoru
1960The Curio MasterMovie
1960Hito mo arukebaMovieas Sumire Sakura
1960When a Woman Ascends the StairsMovieas Yuri
1959The Forgotten WaterfrontMovie
1959The Adventures of KantaroMovie
1959Utamaro, Painter of the WomanMovie
1959The Lord PretendsMovieas Kosei
1959The Lord and the GamblerMovie
1959Samurai in the OfficeMovie
1959Bringing Up HusbandsMovie
1959Samurai SagaMovieas Nanae
1959Three Generations of Company Presidents Part IIMovie
1959Temptation on Glamour IslandMovieas Yoshiko Kosaka
1959Diary of a Company President: Peaceful PeriodMovie
1958Yajikita dōchū sugorokuMovie
1958BlackmailMovie
1958The Undefeated WomanMovie
1958He's the KillerMovie
1958Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrōMovie
1958The Hotelman's HolidayMovieas Okiku
1958Go and Get ItMovieas Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
1958Yaji and Kita on the RoadMovieas Oimo / Osatsu
1958Holiday in TokyoMovie
1958Executive ChairMovieas Kimiko Wada
1958The Third PresidentMovie
1958The Princess of Badger PalaceMovieas Spider Queen of the Forest
1958Fancy TalkerMovie
1958The Capital of LoveMovieas Eriko
1957The Blue Mountains Part 2Movieas Umetarō (Geisha)
1957DowntownMovie
1957The Blue MountainsMovieas Umetarō (Geisha)
1957Black RiverMovieas Yasuko, Okada's Wife
1957Geisha in the Old CityMovieas Kimiko
1957Skin-Colored MoonMovieas Kimiyo
1957Kiss the MoonMovie
1957Hadaka no MachiMovie
1957Forgotten Flower Petal: ConclusionMovie
1957The Shadow DaughterMovieas Masayo
1957Birth of RomanceMovieas Sayoko Uemura
1957The 36 PassengersMovie
1957Price of BeautyMovieas Yuki Kawabe
1957The Luckiest DaiMovie
1957Talkative Company PresidentMovieas Eiko
1956The Mandarin RoomMovieas Choko
1956Easy-Going Married CoupleMovie
1956Women in PrisonMovieas Keiko Nomi, prisoner
1956Gendai no yokubôMovie
1956Morishige, where are you going?Movieas Keiko
1956While the Demon Steps OutMovie
1955元祿美少年記Movieas きぬ
1955House of Many PleasuresMovieas Eiko
1954Quick Change Tanuki PalaceMovie
1954Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3Movie
1954The Bridges at Toko-RiMovieas Kimiko
1954Kyūkon sannin musumeMovie
1953Always in My Heart Part 2Movie
1953The Brothers who Protect the MountainMovieas Sayumi Sumikura
1953Always in My HeartMovie
1953A Japanese TragedyMovieas Wakamaru, a geisha
1953SistersMovie
1953Yasugorō shusseMovie
1953New Tokyo MarchMovie
1953Sincere HeartMovieas Midori
1953Natsuko’s Adventure in HokkaidoMovie
1949Stray DogMovieas Harumi Namiki
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