is a Japanese

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. She is affiliated with Come True Co., Ltd.

Biography

At the age of 12, Keiko Oginome joined the theater company Himawari. She made her acting debut in the 1977 film ''Gokumontō''. In 1979, she played the role of Helen Keller in the Japanese-language production of the stage play ''

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''. She then became the host of the

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variety show ''You'' and starred in the 1983 film ''

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''. In 1992, Oginome starred in the film ''

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'', which earned her the Best Supporting Actress award at the 14th Yokohama Film Festival (shared with

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). 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

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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. A year after Kawai's death, Oginome had an affair with ''The Triple Cross'' director

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, who was 34 years her senior. Their relationship lasted 10 years to his death from

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in 2003. On December 31, 2012, Oginome married a man two years her senior.

Filmography

Film

* ''Gokumontō'' (1977) * ''Kaijōon'' (1980), Iyo Unoshima * ''

'' (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 * ''

'' (1992), Mai * ''Kōkō Kyōshi'' (1993), Miwa Sakaki * ''

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'' (1994), Oume * ''Ramro'' (1994) (uncredited) * ''Minazuki'' (1999), Sayako * ''Noroime'' (2000), Marie Sekikawa * ''

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'' (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

* ''Musashibō Benkei'' (1986), Tamamushi * ''Yako no Kaidan'' (2009), Minako Murase

References

External links

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at Come True Co., Ltd.
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at From First Production * 1964 births Living people Japanese actresses Actors from Saitama Prefecture {{Japan-actor-stub