Keiko Awaji has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1960s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by When a Woman Ascends the Stairs.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 9%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Top 9%)
Primary Role
Actor
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 11%
2 titles scored
By genre
Drama
2
Crime
1
Thriller
1
Mystery
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Keiko Awaji’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, wistful, moderate, layered, quiet
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
Dir. Mikio Naruse · With Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.
Dir. Akira Kurosawa · With Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji
