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