Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Biography

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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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Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-07-17

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Images

Cast

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949

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Inugami

Inugami

2001

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Secret Love

Secret Love

1962

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Samurai Saga

Samurai Saga

1959

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Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman

2003

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Sisters

Sisters

1953

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Youth Season

Youth Season

1962

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Black River

Black River

1957

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Down Town

Down Town

1957

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Chûshingura

Chûshingura

1962

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She-Shogun

She-Shogun

1990

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Me and Me

Me and Me

1962

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Misandry

Misandry

1964

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