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