Chikage Awashima
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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
Credits
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
as Tôfuku Kin
Studio wa ōsawagi (1956)
Actor
The Friends (1994)
as Yayoi Koko
Big Wind at the Spa (1966)
Actor
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
as Aya Amamiya
Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
as 絵島
Exploration in Front of the Station (1967)
Actor
Masseur War Story (1965)
Actor
How to Win a Race (1966)
Actor
Early Spring (1956)
as Masako Sugiyama
Metamorphosis (1986)
Actor
Mahjong Madness (1967)
Actor
Volcano of Station Front Plaza (1968)
Actor
Finances in Front of the Train Station (1965)
Actor
Hospital in Front of the Train Station (1965)
Actor
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station (1964)
Actor
The Curio Master (1960)
Actor
Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple (1956)
Actor
New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune (1956)
Actor
New Marital Relations (1963)
Actor
You Can If You Try (1965)
Actor
The Five Jolly Thieves (1960)
Actor
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
Actor
Girls of the Night (1961)
as Nogami
Early Summer (1951)
as Aya Tamura
The Mask and Destiny (1955)
Actor
Marital Relations (1955)
as Choko
Mumu Dance (1964)
Actor
A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
Actor
Comedy: Cheerful Widow (1964)
Actor
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night (1960)
as Natsuo Narumi
The Last Judgment (1965)
Actor
Until the Lights Come Back (2005)
Actor
Love and Duty (1954)
Actor
Pressure of Guilt (1963)
Actor
Roadside Stone (1964)
as Oren
I Lived, But... (1983)
as Self
Haru's Journey (2010)
as Shigeko Ichikawa
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
Actor
Runway to Hell (1960)
as Ogin
The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
Actor
Summer Clouds (1958)
as Yae
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)
Actor
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku (1957)
Actor
Pilgrimage at Night (1959)
as Oei
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made (1955)
Actor
Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Actor
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
Actor
Mama o uchi ga moeteru no (1961)
Actor
Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Actor
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1954)
Actor
Crazy Uproar (1950)
Actor
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
as Riku Ôishi
A Woman's Skin (1957)
Actor
Children of Nagasaki (1983)
Actor
The King (1962)
Actor
Evening Calm (1957)
Actor
The Shrikes (1961)
Actor
Shadow of a Flower (1961)
Actor
Room for Let (1959)
as Yukiko
Going West: to the West (1997)
as Ryu Sakuma:
Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
as Chidori
The Good Fairy (1951)
as Itsuko
The Master Spearman (1960)
as Sakon Murayama
Tatsu (1962)
as Umeko the Madam
The Diplomat's Mansion (1961)
as Senko Oumi, Madam
Dancing Girl (1957)
as Hanae Hanamura
Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)
Actor
The Other Woman (1961)
as Ayako Kouno
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)
as Kakie Goi
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
Actor
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station (1967)
Actor
Ôban (1957)
as Omaki
The Maid Story (1963)
Actor
Restoration Fire (1961)
as Ofusa
Ganpeki (1953)
Actor
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
as Yoshino
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 (1955)
as お藤
Zangiku monogatari (1956)
as Otoku
The Waves (1952)
Actor
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi (1956)
Actor
Four Sisters (1962)
as Kikuno Katagiri
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)
Actor
Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Actor
Born in Sin (1962)
Actor
The Actress and the Detective (1950)
Actor
An Urban Affair (1961)
as Tamayo Komatsubara
A Woman's Life (1955)
as Nobuko Miki
The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)
Actor
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
as Otatsu
Aces Wild (1961)
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
as Keiko
Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)
as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
Hana no shôgai (1953)
as 村山たか女
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
Actor
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
as Omaki
Secret of Naruto (1957)
Actor
Image of a Mother (1959)
as Sonoko Takada
Rascals! Go to Hell (1961)
Actor
Flower Shop Curtain (1959)
as Taka Kawashima
Every Day That New Life (1955)
Actor
Hometown (1999)
Actor
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957)
as Omaki
Yellow Crow (1957)
as Machiko Yoshida
Siberian Express 2 (2001)
as Utako Ieiri
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)
as Banno Keiko
Edo no yubae (1954)
as 芸者おりき
Furimuita hanayome (1961)
as Madame Renko
Bridge of Japan (1956)
as Otaka Inaba
Beauty of Life (1951)
Actor
Bringing Up Husbands (1959)
Actor
武蔵と小次郎 (1952)
as 八雲太夫
Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
as Omaki
Freedom School (1951)
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot (1963)
Actor
Tange Sazen (1952)
Actor
The Further Adventures of Genta (1955)
Actor
Edo Purebreed (1961)
Actor
Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)
Actor
Firefly Light (1958)
as Tose
Always in My Heart (1953)
Actor
Rakuten fujin (1956)
as Midori Sakaguchi
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)
as Katsura's mother
Hot Spring Ghost (1964)
Actor
The Foster Mother (—)
Actor
An Actor's Revenge (1959)
Actor
Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
as Kitsuki
Love and the Shop Curtain (1961)
Actor
The Brass General (1960)
as Maki
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa (1962)
Actor
Chushingura (1954)
Actor
Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
Actor
Yassamossa (1953)
Actor
Merry Migratory Birds (1952)
Actor
Aru kankei (1962)
Actor