Orihara Keiko

Name: Orihara Keiko
Native name: 折原啓子
Also Known as: おりはらけいこ, みかみよしこ, 三上芳子
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: January 1, 1926
Died: November 24, 1985

Orihara Keiko was a Japanese actress born in Komonma, Kita-Soma, Ibaraki, Japan. She graduated from Ibaraki Prefectural Toride High School for Girls and initially worked as a typist and trainee nurse. In 1945, she joined Daiei Film Company as one of its first new faces. Orihara made her film debut in 1946 with "Kare to Kanojo wa Iku."

She reached the height of her popularity in late 1947 but had to pause her career due to tuberculosis. She resumed acting in 1949 and married film producer Mikami Kunitoshi in 1951. Orihara signed with Toei in 1952 but became a freelance actress again in 1955, shifting her focus to television. Her acting career was further limited by childbirth and child-rearing.

Her family included former professional baseball player Shinozuka Kazunori, her son-in-law; actor Mikami Hiroshi, her nephew; and Shinozuka Kazumasa, her grandson.

Orihara Keiko passed away from acute myocardial infarction on November 24, 1985, at the age of 59.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1979	Kamen Rider Skyrider Japanese Drama, 1979, 54 eps Hisako Tsukuba (Ep.52-54) (Guest Role)	54	Hisako Tsukuba (Ep.52-54) Guest Role	6.7
1979	Battle Fever J Japanese Drama, 1979, 52 eps [Old woman] (Ep. 24) (Guest Role)	52	[Old woman] (Ep. 24) Guest Role	6.9
1974	Ooka Echizen Season 4 Japanese Drama, 1974, 25 eps (Ep. 4) (Guest Role)	25	(Ep. 4) Guest Role	0.0
1972	Kitashinano Zesshou Japanese Drama, 1972, 44 eps (Unknown)	44	Unknown	0.0
1964	Jiro Monogatari Japanese Drama, 1964, 101 eps (Support Role)	101	Support Role	0.0
1961	Hanshichi Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1961, 27 eps (Ep. 17) (Guest Role)	27	(Ep. 17) Guest Role	0.0
1960	Luckysan Japanese Drama, 1960, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1957	Koko ni Hito Ari Japanese Drama, 1957, 176 eps (Ep. 95) (Guest Role)	176	(Ep. 95) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1954	Nezumi Kozoiro Zange: Tsukiyo Zakura Japanese Movie, 1954, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1953	Lakeside of Sasurahi Japanese Movie, 1953, Mimura Yukiko (Main Role)	Mimura Yukiko Main Role	4.0
1953	Uogashi no Hikagenokazura Japanese Movie, 1953, (Support Role)	Support Role	4.0
1950	Go to the Diva Capital Japanese Movie, 1950, (Main Role)	Main Role	8.0
1950	Koishikaru Ran Japanese Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role	8.0
1950	Tokyo Kachinka Musume Japanese Movie, 1950, Nitta Yuri (Main Role)	Nitta Yuri Main Role	4.0
1949	Hateshi Naki Jonetsu Japanese Movie, 1949, Odagiri Yuko (Support Role)	Odagiri Yuko Support Role	5.0
1949	Thirteen Nights of Love Japanese Movie, 1949, Yokiko (Main Role)	Yokiko Main Role	0.0
1947	Seikatsu no Ki Japanese Movie, 1947, Tamura Shigeko (Main Role)	Tamura Shigeko Main Role	2.0
1946	Kare to Kanojo wa Yuku Japanese Movie, 1946, Sonoe Ashiya (Support Role)	Sonoe Ashiya Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1960	Yoru no Hono Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Main Role)	1	Main Role	0.0

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