KNOWPIA
WELCOME TO KNOWPIA
Keiko Awaji 
Summary
Keiko Awaji (淡路恵子, Awaji Keiko, 17 July 1933 – 11 January 2014) was a Japanese stage and film actress.[1]
Keiko Awaji | |
|---|---|
| 淡路 恵子 | |
 Awaji in 1954 | |
| Born | 17 July 1933 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 11 January 2014 (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–2014 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Etsuo Shima, Akihiro, Kichinosuke |
Awaji appeared in films like Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog, Keisuke Kinoshita's A Japanese Tragedy, Mark Robson's The Bridges at Toko-Ri and Mikio Naruse's When a Woman Ascends the Stairs.[2]
She died of esophageal cancer in Tokyo on 11 January 2014, aged 80.[1] She was married twice, to Filipino actor Bimbo Danao and to Japanese actor Yorozuya Kinnosuke.
Selected filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Stray Dog | Harumi Namiki |
| 1953 | A Japanese Tragedy | Wakamaru |
| 1954 | The Bridges at Toko-Ri | Kimiko |
| 1958 | The Badger Palace | |
| 1958 | A Holiday in Tokyo | Bus Guide |
| 1960 | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | Yuri |
| The Twilight Story | Ofusa | |
| 1960 | Scar Yosaburo | |
| 1961 | As a Wife, As a Woman | |
| 1962 | Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki | Otoki |
| 1965 | Illusion of Blood | Omaki |
| 1987 | Tora-san Goes North | Etsuko |
| 1988 | Hope and Pain | Coffee shop's madame |
| 1989 | Tora-san Goes to Vienna | Madam |
References edit
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keiko Awaji.
- Keiko Awaji at IMDb
- AllCinema database (in Japanese)
- Yahoo talent profile (in Japanese)