Keiko Awaji
Actor
- Born
- July 17, 1933 · Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- January 11, 2014 (age 80)
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.
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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
Stray Dog
October 17, 1949
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
January 15, 1960
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
December 1, 1954
Chûshingura
November 3, 1962
Inugami
January 27, 2001
Black River
October 23, 1957
Samurai Saga
April 28, 1959
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
May 25, 1966
A Japanese Tragedy
June 17, 1953
A Woman's Life
November 16, 1963
Sincere Heart
January 29, 1953
Illusion of Blood
July 25, 1965
Acting145
- 2013Mourning Recipe as Tamako
- 2011Hard Romanticker
- 2011誰よりも君を愛す！
- 2010On a Better Night than Usual
- 2009千年の松 完結編
- 2007Three for the Road
- 2005Veronika Decides to Die as Beniko
- 2003Pretty Woman as Aoi Morishita
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' as Self
- 2001Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
- 2001Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief