Chikage Awashima
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Feb 24, 1924 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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
| 2010 | Haru's JourneyShigeko Ichikawa | |
| 2006 | Imo Tako Nankin花岡ウメ | |
| 2005 | Until the Lights Come Back | |
| 2001 | Siberian Express 2Utako Ieiri | |
| 1999 | Hometown | |
| 1997 | Going West: to the WestRyu Sakuma: | |
| 1994 | The FriendsYayoi Koko | |
| 1994 | Haru yo koi水川コウ | |
| 1986 | Metamorphosis | |
| 1985 | 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀 | |
| 1983 | I Lived, But...Self | |
| 1983 | Children of Nagasaki | |
| 1982 | Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho | |
| 1979 | Red Storm | |
| 1973 | Omoi Bashi | |
| 1968 | Tales of the Inner Chamber | |
| 1967 | A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station | |
| 1966 | Watashi, chigatteiru kashiraKatsura's mother | |
| 1965 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: UniversityBanno Keiko | |
| 1965 | The Last Judgment | |
| 1964 | Roadside StoneOren | |
| 1964 | Hot Spring Ghost | |
| 1964 | Mr. Giant's Victory Flag | |
| 1964 | Akō Rōshi | |
| 1963 | The Life of Rikisha-Man | |
| 1963 | The Maid Story | |
| 1963 | Pressure of Guilt | |
| 1963 | Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidaiKakie Goi | |
| 1963 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot | |
| 1963 | Devices Stronger Than WomenYasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife) | |
| 1963 | Life of a FlowerMurayama Taka | |
| 1962 | The King | |
| 1962 | Aru kankei | |
| 1962 | Hagure kigeki mandara | |
| 1962 | TatsuUmeko the Madam | |
| 1962 | Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa | |
| 1962 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen | |
| 1962 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant | |
| 1962 | Four SistersKikuno Katagiri | |
| 1962 | Born in Sin | |
| 1961 | An Urban AffairTamayo Komatsubara | |
| 1961 | Kaei | |
| 1961 | The Other WomanAyako Kouno | |
| 1961 | Girls of the NightNogami | |
| 1961 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: LunchboxKeiko | |
| 1961 | Aces Wild | |
| 1961 | Love and the Shop Curtain | |
| 1961 | Furimuita hanayomeMadame Renko | |
| 1961 | Rascals! Go to Hell | |
| 1961 | Edo Purebreed | |
| 1961 | The Shrikes | |
| 1961 | Restoration FireOfusa | |
| 1961 | A Good Man, A Good Day | |
| 1961 | The Diplomat's MansionSenko Oumi, Madam | |
| 1960 | The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of NightNatsuo Narumi | |
| 1960 | Runway to HellOgin | |
| 1960 | The Master SpearmanSakon Murayama | |
| 1960 | Honno-Ji in FlamesKitsuki | |
| 1960 | The Brass GeneralMaki | |
| 1959 | The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveTôfuku Kin | |
| 1959 | Flower Shop CurtainTaka Kawashima | |
| 1959 | Utamaro, Painter of the Woman | |
| 1959 | An Actor's Revenge | |
| 1959 | Room for LetYukiko | |
| 1959 | Pilgrimage at Night | |
| 1959 | Image of a MotherSonoko Takada | |
| 1959 | Bringing Up Husbands | |
| 1958 | Oban kanketsu henOmaki | |
| 1958 | Summer CloudsYae | |
| 1958 | Firefly LightTose | |
| 1958 | The Loyal 47 RoninRiku Ôishi | |
| 1958 | Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionYoshino | |
| 1958 | Makeraremasen katsumadewa | |
| 1958 | The Hotelman's HolidayOtatsu | |
| 1957 | Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô henOmaki | |
| 1957 | ÔbanOmaki | |
| 1957 | Zoku Ôban: Fûun henOmaki | |
| 1957 | Evening Calm | |
| 1957 | Yellow CrowMachiko Yoshida | |
| 1957 | Hadaka no Machi | |
| 1957 | Secret of Naruto | |
| 1957 | The Unbalanced Wheel | |
| 1957 | Dancing GirlHanae Hanamura | |
| 1956 | Early SpringMasako Sugiyama | |
| 1956 | 春のみづうみ | |
| 1956 | Bridge of JapanOtaka Inaba | |
| 1956 | Zangiku monogatariOtoku | |
| 1956 | Rakuten fujinMidori Sakaguchi | |
| 1955 | The Mask and Destiny | |
| 1955 | 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線お藤 | |
| 1955 | Ejima and Ikushima絵島 | |
| 1955 | Marital RelationsChoko | |
| 1955 | The Further Adventures of Genta | |
| 1955 | A Woman's LifeNobuko Miki | |
| 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 | Chushingura | |
| 1953 | Hana no shôgai村山たか女 | |
| 1953 | An Inlet of Muddy Water | |
| 1953 | Always in My Heart | |
| 1953 | Always in My Heart Part 2 | |
| 1953 | Yassamossa | |
| 1953 | Ganpeki | |
| 1952 | The Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceAya Amamiya | |
| 1952 | 武蔵と小次郎照世 | |
| 1952 | 武蔵と小次郎八雲太夫 | |
| 1952 | Carmen's Innocent LoveChidori | |
| 1952 | Doctor's Day Off | |
| 1952 | The Waves | |
| 1952 | Tange Sazen | |
| 1952 | Merry Migratory Birds | |
| 1951 | The Good FairyItsuko | |
| 1951 | Freedom School | |
| 1951 | Early SummerAya Tamura | |
| 1951 | Beauty of Life | |
| 1950 | Crazy Uproar | |
| - | The Foster Mother |