Chikage Awashima
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.
Filmography (123 titles)
6.5MovieHaru's Journey
Shigeko Ichikawa · 2010
10.0ShowImo Tako Nankin
花岡ウメ · 2006
6.4MovieUntil the Lights Come Back
2005
MovieSiberian Express 2
Utako Ieiri · 2001
MovieHometown
1999
MovieGoing West: to the West
Ryu Sakuma: · 1997
ShowHaru yo koi
水川コウ · 1994
7.1MovieThe Friends
Yayoi Koko · 1994
5.1MovieMetamorphosis
1986
Show長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
1985
6.8MovieI Lived, But...
Self · 1983
6.6MovieChildren of Nagasaki
1983
ShowMatsudaira Ukon Jikencho
1982
ShowRed Storm
1979
ShowOmoi Bashi
1973
5.0MovieTales of the Inner Chamber
1968
8.0MovieA Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
MovieWatashi, chigatteiru kashira
Katsura's mother · 1966
7.0MovieA Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Banno Keiko · 1965
8.3MovieThe Last Judgment
1965
6.5MovieRoadside Stone
Oren · 1964
10.0MovieHot Spring Ghost
1964
8.0MovieMr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
7.5ShowAkō Rōshi
1964
10.0MovieThe Maid Story
1963
7.0MovieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
8.0MovieThe Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
9.0MovieKigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kakie Goi · 1963
7.0ShowLife of a Flower
Murayama Taka · 1963
7.5MoviePressure of Guilt
1963