Chikage Awashima
Acting
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
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movieHaru's Journey
2010
Shigeko Ichikawa
movieSiberian Express 2
2001
Utako Ieiri
movieGoing West: to the West
1997
Ryu Sakuma:
movieThe Friends
1994
Yayoi Koko
movieWatashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
Katsura's mother
movieKigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
Kakie Goi
tvLife of a Flower
1963
Murayama Taka
movieDevices Stronger Than Women
1963
Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
movieFour Sisters
1962
Kikuno Katagiri
movieTatsu
1962
Umeko the Madam
movieThe Diplomat's Mansion
1961
Senko Oumi, Madam
Furimuita hanayome
1961
Madame Renko
movieAn Urban Affair
1961
Tamayo Komatsubara
movieThe Other Woman
1961
Ayako Kouno
movieThe Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960
Natsuo Narumi
movieHonno-Ji in Flames
1960
Kitsuki
movieThe Master Spearman
1960
Sakon Murayama
movieRoom for Let
1959
Yukiko
movieImage of a Mother
1959
Sonoko Takada
movieFlower Shop Curtain
1959
Taka Kawashima
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
Riku Ôishi
movieÔban
1957
Omaki
movieYellow Crow
1957
Machiko Yoshida
movieDancing Girl
1957
Hanae Hanamura
movieBridge of Japan
1956
Otaka Inaba
Rakuten fujin
1956
Midori Sakaguchi
movieEarly Spring
1956
Masako Sugiyama
movieA Woman's Life
1955
Nobuko Miki
movie武蔵と小次郎
1952
照世 / 八雲太夫
movieThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
Aya Amamiya
movieEarly Summer
1951
Aya Tamura
movieThe Good Fairy
1951
Itsuko
