Keiko Awaji
Birthday
July 17, 1933 (80 years)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Acting
Biography
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.
Keiko Awaji Movies & TV-shows on Netflix
Movies with Keiko Awaji
Stray Dog
Oct 17, 1949
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Jan 15, 1960
Inugami
Jan 27, 2001
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Dec 1, 1954
Chûshingura
Nov 3, 1962
Hard Romanticker
Nov 12, 2011
The Best Playboy In Japan
Jul 13, 1963
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
May 25, 1966
A Japanese Tragedy
Jun 17, 1953
Veronika Decides to Die
Oct 12, 2005
Tora-san Goes North
Aug 15, 1987
Black River
Oct 23, 1957