Chikage Awashima
Actor
February 24, 1924 — February 16, 2012 (87 years)
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.
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
| 2010 | Haru's Journey · as Shigeko Ichikawa |
| 2006 | Imo Tako Nankin · as 花岡ウメ |
| 2005 | |
| 1994 | The Friends · as Yayoi Koko |
| 1986 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1977 | Seishi Yokomizo · as Cast |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Kigeki ekimae gakuen · as Cast |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Watashi, chigatteiru kashira · as Katsura's Mother |
| 1966 | Kigeki ekimae benten · as Cast |
| 1965 | Kigeki ekimae daigaku · as Banno Keiko |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Roadside Stone · as Oren |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Kigeki ekimae okami · as Keiko Matsushima |
| 1964 | |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai · as Kakie Goi |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | Kigeki ekimae bentô · as Keiko |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Restoration Fire · as Ofusa |
| 1961 | Girls of the Night · as Nogami |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | An Urban Affair · as Tamayo Komatsubara |
| 1961 | Poignant Story · as Ayako Kouno |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night · as Natsuo Narumi |
| 1960 | Dangan taisho · as Maki |
| 1960 | The Master Spearman · as Sakon Murayama |
| 1960 | Tenpô rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi · as Ogin |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | A Room for Rent · as Yukiko |
| 1959 | Haha no omokage · as Sonoko Takada |
| 1959 | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love · as Tôfuku Kin |
| 1958 | Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion · as Yoshino |
| 1958 | Summer Clouds · as Yae |
| 1958 | The Loyal 47 Ronin · as Riku Ôishi |
| 1958 | Glow of the Firefly · as Tose |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Behold Thy Son · as Machiko Yoshida |
| 1957 | Dancing Girl · as Hanae Hanamura |
| 1956 | Bridge of Japan · as Otaka Inaba |
| 1956 | Early Spring · as Masako SugiyamaOn Plex |
| 1955 | Marital Relations · as Choko |
| 1954 | |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | Carmen Falls in Love · as Chidori |
| 1952 | The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice · as Aya Amamiya |
| 1952 | |
| 1952 | |
| 1951 | Early Summer · as Aya Tamura |
| 1951 | The Good Fairy · as Itsuko |
| 1950 |
| 1983 | I Lived, But... · as Self |