Keiko Awaji
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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. 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....
Known For
Filmography
Mourning Recipe
2013
as Tamako
Hard Romanticker
2011
誰よりも君を愛す！
2011
On a Better Night than Usual
2010
千年の松 完結編
2009
Three for the Road
2007
Veronika Decides to Die
2005
as Beniko
Pretty Woman
2003
as Aoi Morishita
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
as Self
Inugami
2001
as Katsuko Doi
Married Executioner R: MISSION 1 - Bloody Mischief
2001
Married Executioner R: MISSION 2 - Tainted Bonds
2001
Moshichi
2001
Welcome to the Vampire Onsen
1997
A Brief Message from the Heart
1995
as Fusae
Hong Kong Paradise
1990
She-Shogun
1990
as Katsuyama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as 夫人
Downtown Heroes
1988
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as Etsuko
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
as Oyanagi
Green Light to Joy
1967
as Takeko
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Fuji
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966
as Fujiko Tomono
Tale of a Carpenter
1966
Illusion of Blood
1965
as Omaki
Hoodlum Soldier
1965
as Otomaru
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
as Mitsui Fujiko
The Flower and the Dragon
1965
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
A Monk in the Big City of Edo
1965
Masseur War Story
1965
Raccoon Dog Leader
1965
Misandry
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
Youth Season Continued
1964
as Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")
Mumu Dance
1964
Go to Hell! Company Men
1964
Thief on the Run
1964
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
1963
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
For Love and Money
1963
A Woman's Life
1963
as Tamae Misawa
The Maid Story
1963
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
as Michie Higurashi
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
as Renko (Madam of Club Marilyn)
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
as Yoshiko Kakegawa (Taichi’s wife)
New Marital Relations
1963
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
Secret Love
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
Youth Season
1962
The Wiser Age
1962
as Michiko
Chûshingura
1962
Me and Me
1962
An Urban Affair
1961
as Kimie
Toilet Manager
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
The Other Woman
1961
as Fukuko
Achan's Baby Gang
1961
Playboy President
1961
as Madame Emiko
Playboy President: Part II
1961
as Madame Emiko
Kill the Killer!
1961
as Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
1961
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Sumire Sakura
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Mie Sakanishi
The Twilight Story
1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Yuri
The Blue Beast
1960
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
as Kaoru
Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960
The Husband Was a Baby
1960
The Curio Master
1960
Samurai Saga
1959
as Nanae
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Yoshiko Kosaka
The Lord Pretends
1959
as Kosei
The Lord and the Gambler
1959
The Adventures of Kantaro
1959
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
The Forgotten Waterfront
1959
Samurai in the Office
1959
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Oimo / Osatsu
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
The Princess of Badger Palace
1958
as Spider Queen of the Forest
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Okiku
The Capital of Love
1958
as Eriko
The Third President
1958
Executive Chair
1958
as Kimiko Wada
Go and Get It
1958
as Mrs. Matsumoto, His Wife
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
He's the Killer
1958
Blackmail
1958
Fancy Talker
1958
Birth of Romance
1957
as Sayoko Uemura
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Kimiko
Black River
1957
as Yasuko, Okada's wife
Price of Beauty
1957
as Yuki Kawabe
Downtown
1957
Talkative Company President
1957
as Eiko
Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Kimiyo
The 36 Passengers
1957
The Blue Mountains
1957
as Umetarō (Geisha)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957
as Umetarō (Geisha)
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
The Luckiest Dai
1957
The Shadow Daughter
1957
as Masayo
Kiss the Moon
1957
Women in Prison
1956
as Keiko Nomi, prisoner
Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Keiko
The Mandarin Room
1956
as Choko
Gendai no yokubô
1956
While the Demon Steps Out
1956
Easy-Going Married Couple
1956
元祿美少年記
1955
as きぬ
House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Eiko
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
as Kimiko
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3
1954
Kyūkon sannin musume
1954
Quick Change Tanuki Palace
1954
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
as Wakamaru, a geisha
Sincere Heart
1953
as Midori
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
1953
as Sayumi Sumikura
Sisters
1953
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953
New Tokyo March
1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Always in My Heart
1953
Yasugorō shusse
1953
Stray Dog
1949
as Harumi Namiki