Chikage Awashima
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1924-02-24
Day of Death
2012-02-16 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Chikage Awashima
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
Acting
(2010)
Haru's Journey
as Shigeko Ichikawa
(2005)
(2001)
Siberian Express 2
as Utako Ieiri
(1994)
The Friends
as Yayoi Koko
(1986)
(1983)
I Lived, But...
as Self
(1983)
(1968)
(1967)
(1966)
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
as Katsura's mother
(1965)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Banno Keiko
(1965)
(1964)
(1964)
Roadside Stone
as Oren
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Kakie Goi
(1963)
(1963)
(1962)
(1962)
Home-Brewed Tatsu
as Umeko the Madam
(1962)
Four Sisters
as Kikuno Katagiri
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1961)
Girls of the Night
as Nogami
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
An Urban Affair
as Tamayo Komatsubara
(1961)
(1961)
Restoration Fire
as Ofusa
(1961)
(1961)
The Other Woman
as Ayako Kouno
(1961)
(1961)
Furimuita hanayome
as Madame Renko
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
as Natsuo Narumi
(1960)
Honno-Ji in Flames
as Kitsuki
(1960)
The Master Spearman
as Sakon Murayama
(1960)
Runway to Hell
as Ogin
(1959)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Tôfuku Kin
(1959)
(1959)
Flower Shop Curtain
as Taka Kawashima
(1959)
(1959)
Image of a Mother
as Sonoko Takada
(1959)
(1959)
Room for Let
as Yukiko
(1958)
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
as Yoshino
(1958)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Riku Ôishi
(1958)
The Hotelman's Holiday
as Otatsu
(1958)
Oban kanketsu hen
as Omaki
(1958)
Summer Clouds
as Yae
(1958)
(1958)
Firefly Light
as Tose
(1957)
Yellow Crow
as Machiko Yoshida
(1957)
(1957)
Ôban
as Omaki
(1957)
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Omaki
(1957)
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Omaki
(1957)
Dancing Girl
as Hanae Hanamura
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
(1956)
Early Spring
as Masako Sugiyama
(1956)
Bridge of Japan
as Otaka Inaba
(1956)
Zangiku monogatari
as Otoku
(1956)
(1955)
Marital Relations
as Choko
(1955)
A Woman's Life
as Nobuko Miki
(1955)
(1955)
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
as お藤
(1955)
Ejima and Ikushima
as 絵島
(1955)
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
Edo no yubae
as 芸者おりき
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
Hana no shôgai
as 村山たか女
(1953)
(1953)
(1952)
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Aya Amamiya
(1952)
(1952)
(1952)
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Chidori
(1952)
武蔵と小次郎
as 照世
(1952)
武蔵と小次郎
as 八雲太夫
(1952)
(1952)
(1951)
Early Summer
as Aya Tamura
(1951)
(1951)
(1951)
The Good Fairy
as Itsuko
(1950)