Keiko Awaji

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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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Keiko Awaji is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 31 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Hoodlum Soldier (1965), Secret Love (1962), When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō (1958), Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (1957), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), Stray Dog (1949), Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983). The recorded credits span 1949 to 2011, including 29 movies and 2 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.