Chikage Awashima
Born
February 24, 1924
Died
February 16, 2012 (87 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, 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
Haru's Journey
Shigeko Ichikawa
2010
Imo Tako Nankin
花岡ウメ · (151 episodes)
2006
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
Siberian Express 2
Utako Ieiri
2001
Haru yo koi
水川コウ · (307 episodes)
1994
The Friends
Yayoi Koko
1994
Metamorphosis
1986
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
(1 episode)
1985
I Lived, But...
Self
1983
Children of Nagasaki
1983
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
(51 episodes)
1982
Akai Arashi
(1 episode)
1979
Omoi Bashi
(26 episodes)
1973
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
Katsura's mother
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Banno Keiko
1965
The Last Judgment
1965
Roadside Stone
Oren
1964
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
Akō Rōshi
(52 episodes)
1964
The Maid Story
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kakie Goi
1963
Life of a Flower
Murayama Taka · (39 episodes)
1963
Pressure of Guilt
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
The King
1962
Born in Sin
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
Four Sisters
Kikuno Katagiri
1962
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962
Home-Brewed Tatsu
Umeko the Madam
1962
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
Aru kankei
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Keiko
1961
Rascals! Go to Hell
1961
Kaei
1961
Restoration Fire
Ofusa
1961
Furimuita hanayome
Madame Renko
1961
Girls of the Night
Nogami
1961
An Urban Affair
Tamayo Komatsubara
1961
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
The Other Woman
Ayako Kouno
1961
Love and the Shop Curtain
1961
The Shrikes
1961
Edo Purebreed
1961
Aces Wild
1961
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
Natsuo Narumi
1960
Honno-Ji in Flames
Kitsuki
1960
The Master Spearman
Sakon Murayama
1960
Runway to Hell
Ogin
1960
An Actor's Revenge
1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Room for Let
Yukiko
1959
Image of a Mother
Sonoko Takada
1959
Flower Shop Curtain
Taka Kawashima
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Tôfuku Kin
1959
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Yoshino
1958
Summer Clouds
Yae
1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
Otatsu
1958
Oban kanketsu hen
Omaki
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Riku Ôishi
1958
Firefly Light
Tose
1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Omaki
1957
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Secret of Naruto
1957
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Omaki
1957
Evening Calm
1957
Ôban
Omaki
1957
Yellow Crow
Machiko Yoshida
1957
The Foster Mother
Dancing Girl
Hanae Hanamura
1957
Bridge of Japan
Otaka Inaba
1956
Zangiku monogatari
Otoku
1956
春のみづうみ
1956
Early Spring
Masako Sugiyama
1956
Ejima and Ikushima
絵島
1955
Marital Relations
Choko
1955
The Mask and Destiny
1955
The Further Adventures of Genta
1955
A Woman's Life
Nobuko Miki
1955
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
お藤
1955
Chushingura
1954
Edo no yubae
芸者おりき
1954
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
村山たか女
1953
Always in My Heart
1953
Ganpeki
1953
Yassamossa
1953
Carmen's Innocent Love
Chidori
1952
武蔵と小次郎
照世
1952
武蔵と小次郎
八雲太夫
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Aya Amamiya
1952
Tange Sazen
1952
The Waves
1952
Doctor's Day Off
1952
Merry Migratory Birds
1952
Beauty of Life
1951
Early Summer
Aya Tamura
1951
Freedom School
1951
The Good Fairy
Itsuko
1951
Crazy Uproar
1950