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.
Acted in 146
2010s
- 2013
Mourning Recipe
Tamako
- 2011
誰よりも君を愛す！
Movie
- 2010
On a Better Night than Usual
Movie
2000s
- 2009
千年の松 完結編
Movie
- 2007
Three for the Road
Movie
- 2005
- 2003
Pretty Woman
Aoi Morishita
- 2001
Moshichi
TV
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
Movie
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief
Movie
1990s
- 1997
- 1995
A Brief Message from the Heart
Fusae
- 1990
Hong Kong Paradise
Movie
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1983
1960s
- 1967
Green Light to Joy
Takeko
- 1966
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Fuji
Tale of a Carpenter
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Fujiko Tomono
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
Movie
- 1965
Masseur War Story
Movie
The Flower and the Dragon
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Mitsui Fujiko
A Monk in the Big City of Edo
Movie
Illusion of Blood
Omaki
Raccoon Dog Leader
Movie
Finances in Front of the Train Station
Movie
- 1964
Mumu Dance
Movie
Thief on the Run
Movie
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
Movie
Go to Hell! Company Men
Movie
Youth Season Continued
Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Movie
Misandry
Movie
- 1963
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
Movie
A Woman's Life
Tamae Misawa
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
Movie
New Marital Relations
Movie
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Michie Higurashi
The Maid Story
Movie
Crazy Operation: First Move
Movie
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
Movie
Devices Stronger Than Women
Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
Travel Stories of a Company President
Movie
- 1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Movie
Youth Season
Movie
Me and Me
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
Movie
Secret Love
Movie
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Movie
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
Movie
Long Way to Okinawa
Movie
Hagure kigeki mandara
Movie
The Wiser Age
Michiko
- 1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Movie
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
Movie
Achan's Baby Gang
Movie
Toilet Manager
Movie
An Urban Affair
Kimie
Kill the Killer!
Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
The Other Woman
Fukuko
Playboy President: Part II
Madame Emiko
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
Movie
Playboy President
Madame Emiko
- 1960
Older Wife, Younger Husband
Movie
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Movie
The Twilight Story
Movie
Scarred Yosaburo
Movie
The Blue Beast
Movie
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Mie Sakanishi
Showdown on Pier No.3
Kaoru
The Curio Master
Movie
Hito mo arukeba
Sumire Sakura
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Yuri
1950s
- 1959
The Forgotten Waterfront
Movie
The Adventures of Kantaro
Movie
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Movie
The Lord Pretends
Kosei
The Lord and the Gambler
Movie
Samurai in the Office
Movie
Bringing Up Husbands
Movie
Samurai Saga
Nanae
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Movie
Temptation on Glamour Island
Yoshiko Kosaka
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Movie
- 1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Movie
Blackmail
Movie
The Undefeated Woman
Movie
He's the Killer
Movie
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō
Movie
The Hotelman's Holiday
Okiku
Go and Get It
Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Oimo / Osatsu
Holiday in Tokyo
Movie
Executive Chair
Kimiko Wada
The Third President
Movie
The Princess of Badger Palace
Spider Queen of the Forest
Fancy Talker
Movie
The Capital of Love
Eriko
- 1957
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Umetarō (Geisha)
Downtown
Movie
The Blue Mountains
Umetarō (Geisha)
Geisha in the Old City
Kimiko
Skin-Colored Moon
Kimiyo
Kiss the Moon
Movie
Hadaka no Machi
Movie
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
Movie
The Shadow Daughter
Masayo
Birth of Romance
Sayoko Uemura
The 36 Passengers
Movie
Price of Beauty
Yuki Kawabe
The Luckiest Dai
Movie
Talkative Company President
Eiko
- 1956
The Mandarin Room
Choko
Easy-Going Married Couple
Movie
Women in Prison
Keiko Nomi, prisoner
Gendai no yokubô
Movie
Morishige, where are you going?
Keiko
While the Demon Steps Out
Movie
- 1955
元祿美少年記
きぬ
House of Many Pleasures
Eiko
- 1954
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3
Movie
Kyūkon sannin musume
Movie
- 1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
Movie
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
Sayumi Sumikura
A Japanese Tragedy
Wakamaru, a geisha
Sisters
Movie
Yasugorō shusse
Movie
Sincere Heart
Midori
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
Movie
1940s
- 1949
No release date
茂七の事件簿・新ふしぎ草紙
TV
Appearances1
2000s
- 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
Self