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Keiko Awaji(1933-2014)

  • Actress
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Keiko Awaji in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective tries to track down his stolen Colt pistol.
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Stray Dog (1949)
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Keiko Awaji was born on 17 July 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Downtown (1957), Kottaisan yori: Nyotai wa kanashiku (1957) and Stray Dog (1949). She was married to Kinnosuke Nakamura and Bimbo Danao. She died on 11 January 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJuly 17, 1933
DiedJanuary 11, 2014(80)
BornJuly 17, 1933
DiedJanuary 11, 2014(80)
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    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Downtown (1957)
Downtown
7.8
  • Actress
  • 1957
Kottaisan yori: Nyotai wa kanashiku (1957)
Kottaisan yori: Nyotai wa kanashiku
6.2
  • Kimiko
  • 1957
Toshirō Mifune, Keiko Awaji, and Takashi Shimura in Stray Dog (1949)
Stray Dog
7.8
  • Harumi Namiki
  • 1949
Tsuki to seppun
  • Chieko
  • 1957

Credits

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Actress

  • Mourning Recipe (2013)
    Mourning Recipe
    6.5
    • 2013
  • Hard Romanticker (2011)
    Hard Romanticker
    5.9
    • 2011
  • Divorced Under One Roof
    TV Series
    • (2010)
    • 2010
  • Ginza kôkyû kurabu mama Aoyama Miyuki 3: Akai bara no satsujin yokoku
    TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Taxi Driver no Suiri Nisshi 23
    TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Yajikita dôchû Teresuko (2007)
    Yajikita dôchû Teresuko
    6.4
    • Osan
    • 2007
  • Fuunji - choujyabanzukeni idonda otoko
    • 2006
  • Donmai! (2005)
    Donmai!
    TV Series
    • Michiko Sakamoto
    • 2005
  • Veronika Decides to Die (2005)
    Veronika Decides to Die
    5.7
    • Beniko
    • 2005
  • Yudan taiteki (2004)
    Yudan taiteki
    7.8
    • 2004
  • Kaseifu wa mita! 22
    TV Movie
    • Kaneko Sugimura
    • 2004
  • Musashi (2003)
    Musashi
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Myoshu
    • Myôshû
    • 2003
  • Pretty Woman (2003)
    Pretty Woman
    6.0
    • Aoi Morishita
    • 2003
  • Married Executioner R: Mission 2 - Tainted Bonds (2001)
    Married Executioner R: Mission 2 - Tainted Bonds
    Video
    • 2001
  • Married Executioner R: Mission 1 - Bloody Mischief (2001)
    Married Executioner R: Mission 1 - Bloody Mischief
    Video
    • 2001

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
  • Born
    • July 17, 1933
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • January 11, 2014
    • Tokyo, Japan(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Kinnosuke Nakamura1966 - 1987 (divorced, 2 children)

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