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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
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Filmography
all 92
Movies 90
TV Shows 2
self 1
Mourning Recipe (2013)
Hard Romanticker (2011)
Three for the Road (2007)
Veronika Decides to Die (2005)
The Hunter and the Hunted (2004)
Pretty Woman (2003)
Married Executioner R Mission 1: Bloody Mischief (2002)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Stray Dog (2002)
Moshichi no Jikenbo: Fushigi Sōshi (2001)
Inugami (2001)
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen (1997)
A Brief Message from the Heart (1995)
Tôhôkenbunroku (1993)
Hong Kong Paradise (1990)
She-Shogun (1990)
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
Hope and Pain (1988)
Tora-san Goes North (1987)
Metamorphosis (1986)
古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ (1983)
Green Light to Joy (1967)
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves (1966)
The Flower and the Dragon (1965)
A Comedy: The University Around the Corner (1965)
Illusion of Blood (1965)
Hoodlum Soldier (1965)
For Love and Money (1963)
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong (1963)
A Woman's Life (1963)
Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin (1963)
The Best Playboy In Japan (1963)
The Maid Story (1963)
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me (1963)
喜劇 駅前飯店 (1962)
47 Ronin (1962)
Wakai kisetsu (1962)
Kigeki ekimae onsen (1962)
Shinobi ai (1962)
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama (1962)
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni (1962)
Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
The Wiser Age (1962)
Kigeki ekimae bentô (1961)
3 Dolls and Baby Gang (1961)
Acchan no bebi gyangu (1961)
Toilet Manager (1961)
An Urban Affair (1961)
The Other Woman (1961)
The Twilight Story (1960)
Scarred Yosaburo (1960)
The Blue Beast (1960)
Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
Hito mo arukeba (1960)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
The Adventures of Kantaro (1959)
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)
The Lord Pretends (1959)
The Lord and the Gambler (1959)
Samurai Saga (1959)
Zoku shachōtaiheiki (1959)
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
社長太平記 (1959)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
The Undefeated Woman (1958)
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)
The Third President (1958)
The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)
City of Love (1958)
Down Town (1957)
Black River (1957)
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
Birth of Romance (1957)
Price of Beauty (1957)
Women in Prison (1956)
元祿美少年記 (1955)
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home (1955)
Quick Change Tanuki Palace (1954)
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3 (1954)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain (1953)
Always in My Heart (1953)
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
Sisters (1953)
Yasugorō shusse (1953)
New Tokyo March (1953)
Sincere Heart (1953)
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido (1953)
Stray Dog (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1933-07-17
Deathday2014-01-11 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
RelationshipsYorozuya Kinnosuke (1966-01-01 - 1987-01-01)
ChildrenEtsuo Shima
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As 淡路恵子, Кэйко Авадзи
AwardsKinuyo Tanaka Award, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō
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