Portrait of Keiko Awaji

Acting

Keiko Awaji

Career

Active from 1949 to 2013, with a break from 1968 to 2000, busiest in 1957 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stray Dog
Stray Dog
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Keiko Awaji Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Musical Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
茂七の事件簿・新ふしぎ草紙
茂七の事件簿・新ふしぎ草紙

TV show

2010s

1 title
Mourning Recipe
Mourning Recipe (2013)

as Tamako

2000s

4 titles · average score 57
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die (2005)

as Beniko

Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman (2003)

as Aoi Morishita

Inugami
Inugami (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Katsuko Doi

Moshichi
Moshichi (2001)

TV show

1990s

2 titles
A Brief Message from the Heart
A Brief Message from the Heart (1995)

as Fusae

She-Shogun
She-Shogun (1990)

as Katsuyama

1980s

3 titles
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)

as 夫人

Tora-san Goes North
Tora-san Goes North (1987)

as Etsuko

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)

TV show · as Oyanagi

1960s

21 titles · average score 73
Green Light to Joy
Green Light to Joy (1967)

as Takeko

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

as Fuji

Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Omaki

Hoodlum Soldier
Hoodlum Soldier (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Otomaru

Youth Season Continued
Youth Season Continued (1964)

as Keiko Tanao (President of "Printemps Cosmetics")

Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Japan's No. 1 Playboy (1963)

as Michie Higurashi

The Wiser Age
The Wiser Age (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Michiko

The Other Woman
The Other Woman (1961)
GoodWatch score 68

as Fukuko

Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President: Part II (1961)

as Madame Emiko

Hito mo arukeba
Hito mo arukeba (1960)

as Sumire Sakura

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
GoodWatch score 92

as Yuri

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mie Sakanishi

1950s

27 titles · average score 69
Samurai Saga
Samurai Saga (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nanae

The Lord Pretends
The Lord Pretends (1959)

as Kosei

Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)

as Yoshiko Kosaka

The Hotelman's Holiday
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)

as Okiku

The Capital of Love
The Capital of Love (1958)

as Eriko

The Princess of Badger Palace
The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)

as Spider Queen of the Forest

Black River
Black River (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yasuko, Okada's wife

Geisha in the Old City
Geisha in the Old City (1957)

as Kimiko

House of Many Pleasures
House of Many Pleasures (1955)

as Eiko

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kimiko

A Japanese Tragedy
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Wakamaru, a geisha

Sincere Heart
Sincere Heart (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Midori

1940s

1 title · average score 90
Stray Dog
Stray Dog (1949)
GoodWatch score 90

as Harumi Namiki