Keiko Awaji
Known for Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiko Awaji, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
On a Better Night than Usual
2010
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Mie Sakanishi
Chûshingura
1962
Stray Dog
1949
as Harumi Namiki
Inugami
2001
as Katsuko Doi
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Yuri
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
The Blue Beast
1960
Hoodlum Soldier
1965
as Otomaru
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
The Other Woman
1961
as Fukuko
A Woman's Life
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
as Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
Veronika Decides to Die
2005
as Beniko
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
as Kimiko
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Playboy President: Part II
1961
as Madame Emiko
Executive Chair
1958
as Kimiko Wada
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
as Wakamaru, a geisha
Illusion of Blood
1965
as Omaki