Chikage Awashima
Acting
Born 1924-02-24 · Tokyo, Japan
Chikage Awashima (淡島 千景, Awashima Chikage, born Keiko Nakagawa, 24 February 1924 – 16 February 2012) was a Japanese film and stage actress. Her stage name drew inspiration from Japanese poetry, and her legacy continues to resonate within the world of entertainment. A graduate from Takarazuka Music and Dance School and member of the Takarazuka Revue, Chikage Awashima entered the Shochiku film studios and made her film debut in 1950. She appeared in films of numerous prominent directors like Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita, Tadashi Imai and Heinosuke Gosho. She received the Blue Ribbon Award twice and the Mainichi Film Award twice for her performances. Awashima retired from stage in 2009. She died on 16 February 2012, aged 87, from cancer.
Known for
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Movie
Ôban
1957 · Movie
The Maid Story
1963 · Movie
Flower Shop Curtain
1959 · Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962 · Movie
Born in Sin
1962 · Movie
Tange Sazen
1952 · Movie
Beauty of Life
1951 · Movie
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958 · Movie
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 · Movie
Early Summer
1951 · Movie
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 · Movie
Early Spring
1956 · Movie
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · Movie
Hot Spring Ghost
1964 · Movie
Summer Clouds
1958 · Movie
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958 · Movie
Firefly Light
1958 · Movie
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959 · Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961 · Movie
Edo Purebreed
1961 · Movie
Kaei
1961 · Movie
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963 · Movie
Crazy Uproar
1950 · Movie
Bridge of Japan
1956 · Movie
The King
1962 · Movie
Image of a Mother
1959 · Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962 · Movie
Girls of the Night
1961 · Movie
The Last Judgment
1965 · Movie
The Friends
1994 · Movie
Yassamossa
1953 · Movie
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960 · Movie
Aces Wild
1961 · Movie
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963 · Movie
Pressure of Guilt
1963 · Movie
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964 · Movie
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958 · Movie
Dancing Girl
1957 · Movie
Haru's Journey
2010 · Movie
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954 · Movie
Restoration Fire
1961 · Movie
I Lived, But...
1983 · Movie
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953 · Movie
Secret of Naruto
1957 · Movie
An Urban Affair
1961 · Movie
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 · Movie
Zangiku monogatari
1956 · Movie
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967 · Movie
Tatsu
1962 · Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965 · Movie
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953 · Movie
Four Sisters
1962 · Movie
Always in My Heart
1953 · Movie
Doctor's Day Off
1952 · Movie
Until the Lights Come Back
2005 · Movie
The Other Woman
1961 · Movie
Freedom School
1951 · Movie
Honno-Ji in Flames
1960 · Movie
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957 · Movie