Keiko Awaji
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Keiko Awaji | |
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![]() Keiko Awaji in 1951 | |
Native name | 淡路 恵子 |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 17 July 1933
Died | 11 January 2014 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 80)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1949-2014 |
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Spouse(s) | Rolando "Bimbo" Danao, Yorozuya Kinnosuke |
Children | Etsuo Shima, Akihiro, Kichinosuke |
Keiko Awaji (淡路 恵子 Awaji Keiko, ; 17 July 1933 – 11 January 2014) was a Japanese movie actress. She was known for her role in Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog and as Kimiko in The Bridges at Toko-Ri. In The Bridges at Toko-Ri, she acted alongside William Holden and Mickey Rooney.
She died of esophageal cancer in Tokyo.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Actress Awaji dies". Kyodo News. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Keiko Awaji at Wikimedia Commons
- AllCinema database (Japanese)
- Yahoo talent profile (Japanese)