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