Keiko Kondo

Kondo Keiko

  • Name: Kondo Keiko
  • Native name: 近藤圭子
  • Also Known as: こんどう けいこ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 18, 1943
  • Age: 83
Japanese nursery rhyme singer and actress
She studied under Masayuki Yamamoto, who was a composer exclusively for King Records from the age of 7, and made her debut in 1951 with "Pig Pig Trumpet" . In 1954, King Records became exclusive, and Gyoji Osada, who later became a music culture researcher, became the director in charge, re-recording past masterpiece nursery rhymes .

After that, looks were regarded as important among nursery rhyme singers, and it became popular as "eight-headed beauty", and appeared in every issue alongside stars such as Hibari Misora , Kinnosuke Nakamura , and Michiya Mihashi in gravure magazines such as " Meisei " . Bromide sales were also strong . Around the time of graduating from high school in 1961, she studied under the composer Saburo Iida and studied Kayokyoku, aiming to break away from being a nursery rhyme singer. In an interview article in the 1962 newspaper, she cited the photo for the "White Flower Memories" released the previous year as one of her favorite photos, and while appealing for his growth, she said that she was "afraid of becoming an adult".

She retired from the entertainment world in 1965 after having an attempted suicide with a man with his wife and children . Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1959
Jaguar no Me
Jaguar no Me
Japanese Drama, 1959, 38 eps
Nishiki Hana (Support Role)
38
Nishiki Hana
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1955
Samurai II:  Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Wataru [Young girl working for high class prostitute] (Bit part)
Wataru [Young girl working for high class prostitute]
Bit part
7.8
1954
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Mari (Support Role)
Mari
Support Role
6.2
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  • First Name: Keiko
  • Family Name: Kondo
  • Native name: 近藤圭子
  • Also Known as: こんどう けいこ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 18, 1943
  • Age: 83

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