Chikage Awashima
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.
Acted in
Haru's Journey
2010
as Shigeko Ichikawa
Imo Tako Nankin
2006
as 花岡ウメ
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
Siberian Express 2
2001
as Utako Ieiri
Haru yo koi
1994
as 水川コウ
The Friends
1994
as Yayoi Koko
Metamorphosis
1986
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
1985
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Children of Nagasaki
1983
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
1982
Akai Arashi
1979
Omoi Bashi
1973
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
as Katsura's mother
A Comedy: The University Around the Corner
1965
as Banno Keiko
The Last Judgment
1965
Roadside Stone
1964
as Oren
Akō Rōshi
1964
The Maid Story
1963
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
as Kakie Goi
Life of a Flower
1963
as Murayama Taka
Pressure of Guilt
1963
喜劇 駅前飯店
1962
The King
1962
Born in Sin
1962
Kigeki ekimae onsen
1962
Four Sisters
1962
as Kikuno Katagiri
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962
Doburoku no Tatsu
1962
as Umeko the Madam
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
Aru kankei
1962
Kigeki ekimae bentô
1961
as Keiko
Rascals! Go to Hell
1961
Kaei
1961
Restoration Fire
1961
as Ofusa
Furimuita hanayome
1961
as Madame Renko
Girls of the Night
1961
as Nogami
An Urban Affair
1961
as Tamayo Komatsubara
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
as Tokiko
The Other Woman
1961
as Ayako Kouno
Love and the Shop Curtain
1961
The Shrikes
1961
Edo Purebreed
1961
Aces Wild
1961
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960
as Natsuo Narumi
Honno-Ji in Flames
1960
as Kitsuki
The Master Spearman
1960
as Sakon Murayama
Runway to Hell
1960
as Ogin
An Actor's Revenge
1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Room for Let
1959
as Yukiko
Image of a Mother
1959
as Sonoko Takada
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
as Taka Kawashima
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Tôfuku Kin
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Yoshino
Summer Clouds
1958
as Yae
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Otatsu
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
as Omaki
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Riku Ôishi
Firefly Light
1958
as Tose
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Omaki
Secret of Naruto
1957
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Omaki
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Evening Calm
1957
Ôban
1957
as Omaki
Yellow Crow
1957
as Machiko Yoshida
Dancing Girl
1957
as Hanae Hanamura
Bridge of Japan
1956
as Otaka Inaba
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Otoku
春のみづうみ
1956
Early Spring
1956
as Masako Sugiyama
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 絵島
Marital Relations
1955
as Choko
The Mask and Destiny
1955
The Further Adventures of Genta
1955
A Woman's Life
1955
as Nobuko Miki
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
1955
as お藤
Chushingura
1954
Edo no yubae
1954
as 芸者おりき
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
1954
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
Love and Duty
1954
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Hana no shôgai
1953
as 村山たか女
Always in My Heart
1953
Ganpeki
1953
Yassamossa
1953
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
as Chidori
武蔵と小次郎
1952
as 照世
武蔵と小次郎
1952
as 八雲太夫
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Aya Amamiya
Tange Sazen
1952
The Waves
1952
Doctor's Day Off
1952
Merry Migratory Birds
1952
Beauty of Life
1951
Early Summer
1951
as Aya Tamura
Freedom School
1951
The Good Fairy
1951
as Itsuko
Crazy Uproar
1950
