Keiko Awaji

Actor, Film actor

1933 –

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Who is Keiko Awaji?

Keiko Awaji 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, in which 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, 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.

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Born
Jul 13, 1933
Tokyo City
Also known as
  • Awaji Keiko
  • 淡路 恵子
  • あわじ けいこ
  • 井田綾子
  • Ida Ayako
  • Ayako Ida
  • いだ あやこ
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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