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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
111
Gender
Female
Birthday
1924-02-24 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Acting
2010
Haru's Journey as Shigeko Ichikawa2006
Imo Tako Nankin as 花岡ウメ2005
Until the Lights Come Back as Not available2001
Siberian Express 2 as Utako Ieiri1994
Haru yo koi as 水川コウ1994
The Friends as Yayoi Koko1986
Metamorphosis as Not available1985
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀 as Not available1983
I Lived, But... as Self1983
Children of Nagasaki as Not available1982
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho as Not available1979
Akai Arashi as Not available1973
Omoi Bashi as Not available1968
Tales of the Inner Chamber as Not available1967
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station as Not available1966
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira as Katsura's mother1965
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University as Banno Keiko1965
The Last Judgment as Not available1964
Akō Rōshi as Not available1964
Roadside Stone as Oren1964
Hot Spring Ghost as Not available1963
Life of a Flower as Murayama Taka1963
Pressure of Guilt as Not available1963
The Maid Story as Not available1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai as Kakie Goi1963
The Life of Rikisha-Man as Not available1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot as Not available1962
The King as Not available1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen as Not available1962
Born in Sin as Not available1962
Four Sisters as Kikuno Katagiri1962
Home-Brewed Tatsu as Umeko the Madam1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant as Not available1962
Hagure kigeki mandara as Not available1962
Aru kankei as Not available1962
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa as Not available1961
Girls of the Night as Nogami1961
Restoration Fire as Ofusa1961
Kaei as Not available1961
A Good Man, A Good Day as Not available1961
Edo Purebreed as Not available1961
The Other Woman as Ayako Kouno1961
Furimuita hanayome as Madame Renko1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox as Keiko1961
An Urban Affair as Tamayo Komatsubara1961
Rascals! Go to Hell as Not available1961
Aces Wild as Not available1961
Love and the Shop Curtain as Not available1961
The Shrikes as Not available1960
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night as Natsuo Narumi1960
Honno-Ji in Flames as Kitsuki1960
The Master Spearman as Sakon Murayama1960
Runway to Hell as Ogin1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love as Tôfuku Kin1959
Flower Shop Curtain as Taka Kawashima1959
Pilgrimage at Night as Not available1959
An Actor's Revenge as Not available1959
Image of a Mother as Sonoko Takada1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman as Not available1959
Room for Let as Yukiko1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin as Riku Ôishi1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion as Yoshino1958
Summer Clouds as Yae1958
The Hotelman's Holiday as Otatsu1958
Firefly Light as Tose1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa as Not available1958
Oban kanketsu hen as Omaki1957
Secret of Naruto as Not available1957
Ôban as Omaki1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen as Omaki1957
Yellow Crow as Machiko Yoshida1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen as Omaki1957
Hadaka no Machi as Not available1957
The Unbalanced Wheel as Not available1957
Evening Calm as Not available1957
Dancing Girl as Hanae Hanamura1956
Early Spring as Masako Sugiyama1956
Bridge of Japan as Otaka Inaba1956
Zangiku monogatari as Otoku1956
春のみづうみ as Not available1955
Marital Relations as Choko1955
The Further Adventures of Genta as Not available1955
A Woman's Life as Nobuko Miki1955
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 as お藤1955
Ejima and Ikushima as 絵島1955
The Mask and Destiny as Not available1954
Always in My Heart Part 3 as Not available1954
Chushingura as Not available1954
Edo no yubae as 芸者おりき1954
Love and Duty as Not available1953
Hana no shôgai as 村山たか女1953
Ganpeki as Not available1952
Doctor's Day Off as Not available1952
Tange Sazen as Not available1952
武蔵と小次郎 as 照世1952
武蔵と小次郎 as 八雲太夫NaN
The Foster Mother as Not available1954
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow as Not available1953
An Inlet of Muddy Water as Not available1953
Always in My Heart Part 2 as Not available1953
Always in My Heart as Not available1953
Yassamossa as Not available1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice as Aya Amamiya1952
Carmen's Innocent Love as Chidori1952
Merry Migratory Birds as Not available1952
The Waves as Not available1951
Early Summer as Aya Tamura1951
Beauty of Life as Not available1951
Freedom School as Not available1951
The Good Fairy as Itsuko1950
Crazy Uproar as Not available