Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 24, 1924
Died
Feb 16, 2012
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
125 titles
Chikage Awashima
Biography
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
Filmography
Haru's Journey
Shigeko Ichikawa
Imo Tako Nankin
花岡ウメ
Until the Lights Come Back
Siberian Express 2
Utako Ieiri
Hometown
Going West: to the West
Ryu Sakuma:
Haru yo koi
水川コウ
The Friends
Yayoi Koko
Metamorphosis
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
I Lived, But...
Self
Children of Nagasaki
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
Red Storm
Omoi Bashi
Tales of the Inner Chamber
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
Katsura's mother
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Banno Keiko
The Last Judgment
Roadside Stone
Oren
Hot Spring Ghost
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Akō Rōshi
The Maid Story
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
The Life of Rikisha-Man
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kakie Goi
Life of a Flower
Murayama Taka
Pressure of Guilt
Devices Stronger Than Women
Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
The King
Born in Sin
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
Four Sisters
Kikuno Katagiri
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
Tatsu
Umeko the Madam
Hagure kigeki mandara
Aru kankei
Rascals! Go to Hell
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Keiko
Shadow of a Flower
The Diplomat's Mansion
Senko Oumi, Madam
Restoration Fire
Ofusa
Furimuita hanayome
Madame Renko
Girls of the Night
Nogami
A Good Man, A Good Day
An Urban Affair
Tamayo Komatsubara