Taiga drama
Her early television appearances have included the "tokusatsu" superhero series "Ultra Seven" (1968). She portrayed Nohime, wife of Oda Nobunaga, in the 1973 NHK Taiga drama "Kunitori Monogatari." From 1973 to 1981, she appeared in "Edo o Kiru", including five seasons as the character Oyuki. The 1975 Taiga drama "Genroku Taiheiki" featured Keiko as Aguri (Yōzen'in), the wife and later widow of Asano Naganori in the dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. She then appeared in "Kusa Moeru" in the same time slot in 1979, and portrayed Sada (Kawakami Sadayakko), the lead role in the 1985 Taiga drama "Haru no Hatō." Having portrayed Aguri, Keiko also played Riku, the wife of Oishi Yoshio, in "Chūshingura Yōzen'in no Inbō," broadcast on January 2, 2007. She played Taira no Tokiko in the 2005 NHK Taiga drama Yoshitsune. She has made numerous other television appearances in series and specials, "jidaigeki," contemporary dramas, and variety shows. Recently she is portrayed "Ikushima" in the 2008 NHK Taiga Drama Atsuhime.