Keiko Oginome 荻野目 慶子 | |
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| Born | (1964-09-04)September 4, 1964 (age 61) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Relatives | Yōko Oginome(sister) |
Keiko Oginome (荻野目 慶子,Oginome Keiko) is a Japanese actress.
At the age of 12, Keiko Oginome joined the theater company Himawari. She made her acting debut in the 1977 filmGokumontō.[1] In 1979, she played the role ofHelen Keller in the Japanese-language production of the stage playThe Miracle Worker. She then became the host of theNHK variety showYou and starred in the 1983 filmAntarctica.
In 1992, Oginome starred in the filmThe Triple Cross, which earned her the Best Supporting Actress award at the14th Yokohama Film Festival (shared withMisa Shimizu).[2] She also released the nude photo bookSurrender, which was photographed by film director Yoshitaka Kawai before his suicide in 1990.
Yōko Oginome is her younger sister.
In 1985, Oginome had an affair with film director Yoshitaka Kawai, who was married at the time. Kawai was found dead in Oginome's apartment on April 30, 1990, having hanged himself after Oginome allegedly wanted to end their relationship.[3] A year after Kawai's death, Oginome had an affair withThe Triple Cross directorKinji Fukusaku, who was 34 years her senior. Their relationship lasted 10 years, until his death fromprostate cancer in 2003.[4]
On December 31, 2012, Oginome married a non-celebrity.[5]
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