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Keiko Awaji

17 July 1933 – 11 January 2014 was a Japanese stage and film actress. 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. She died of esophageal cancer in Tokyo on 11 January 2014, aged 80.

Keiko Awaji

淡路恵子 (SKD時代)

『アサヒグラフ』 1954年4月14日号 · Public domain

Name
Keiko Awaji
Born
17 July 1933
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Died
11 January 2014
Occupation
Actress
Spouse
* Bimbo Danao
Nationality
Japan · Empire of Japan
Honours
Kinuyo Tanaka Award · Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress · Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō
Languages
Japanese

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17 July 1933 – 11 January 2014 was a Japanese stage and film actress. 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. She died of esophageal cancer in Tokyo on 11 January 2014, aged 80.

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