Keiko Oginome (荻野目 慶子, Oginome Keiko) is a Japanese actress. She is affiliated with Come True Co., Ltd.

Keiko Oginome
荻野目 慶子
Born (1964-09-04) September 4, 1964 (age 59)
OccupationActress
Years active1977–present
RelativesYōko Oginome (sister)

Biography edit

At the age of 12, Keiko Oginome joined the theater company Himawari. She made her acting debut in the 1977 film Gokumontō.[1] In 1979, she played the role of Helen Keller in the Japanese-language production of the stage play The Miracle Worker. She then became the host of the NHK variety show You and starred in the 1983 film Antarctica.

In 1992, Oginome starred in the film The Triple Cross, which earned her the Best Supporting Actress award at the 14th Yokohama Film Festival (shared with Misa Shimizu).[2] She also released the nude photo book Surrender, which was photographed by film director Yoshitaka Kawai before his suicide in 1990.

In 2019, Oginome transferred from From First Production to Come True Co., Ltd.

Personal life edit

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 with The Triple Cross director Kinji Fukusaku, who was 34 years her senior. Their relationship lasted 10 years to his death from prostate cancer in 2003.[4]

On December 31, 2012, Oginome married a man two years her senior.[5]

Filmography edit

Film edit

  • Gokumontō (1977)
  • Kaijōon (1980), Iyo Unoshima
  • Antarctica (1983), Asako Shimura
  • Bakayarō! 2 Shiawaseninaritai. Episode 3: "Atarashisa ni Tsuiteikenai" (1989), Murako Takahashi
  • Ultra Q the Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990), Yuriko Edogawa
  • Kagerō (1991), Koyoshi
  • The Triple Cross (1992), Mai
  • Kōkō Kyōshi (1993), Miwa Sakaki
  • Crest of Betrayal (1994), Oume
  • Ramro (1994) (uncredited)
  • Minazuki (1999), Sayako
  • Noroime (2000), Marie Sekikawa
  • By Player (2000), Kimie
  • Kanzen naru Shiiku: Onna Rihatsushi no Koi (2004), Harumi Imai
  • Veronica wa Shinu Koto ni Shita (2006), Lady
  • Yūheisha Terrorist (2007), Elder Sister
  • Jirochō Sango Kushi (2008), Okoma
  • Yoroi Samurai Zombie (2009), Yasuko
  • Yamagata Scream (2009), Tsuruko
  • Tsuya no Yoru aru ai ni Kakawatta, Onnatachi no Monogatari (2013), Aiko Tenma

Television edit

  • Musashibō Benkei (1986), Tamamushi[6]
  • Yako no Kaidan (2009), Minako Murase

References edit

  1. ^ "荻野目洋子対談vol.1荻野目慶子の巻". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Rising Production. 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  2. ^ "第14回ヨコハマ映画祭 1992年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  3. ^ "【平成芸能事件史】美人女優の自宅で映画監督が自殺!いったいなぜ?". Excite. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  4. ^ "Renowned director Fukasaku, of Battle Royale fame, dies". The Japan Times. 2003-01-13. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  5. ^ "荻野目慶子、2歳年上一般男性と結婚 大みそかに入籍". Oricon. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  6. ^ "新大型時代劇『武蔵坊弁慶』". NHK. Retrieved 2021-07-14.

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