Chikage Awashima
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1924
- Died
- February 16, 2012 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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
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Filmography
The Foster Mother
Movie
Haru's Journey
Movie · as Shigeko Ichikawa
Imo Tako Nankin
TV · as 花岡ウメ · 151 eps
Until the Lights Come Back
Movie
Siberian Express 2
Movie · as Utako Ieiri
Hometown
Movie
Going West: to the West
Movie · as Ryu Sakuma:
The Friends
Movie · as Yayoi Koko
Haru yo koi
TV · as 水川コウ · 307 eps
Metamorphosis
Movie
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
TV · 1 ep
I Lived, But...
Movie · as Self
Children of Nagasaki
Movie
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
TV · 51 eps
Red Storm
TV · 1 ep
Omoi Bashi
TV · 26 eps
Tales of the Inner Chamber
Movie
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
Movie
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
Movie
Exploration in Front of the Station
Movie
Mahjong Madness
Movie
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
Movie · as Katsura's mother
How to Win a Race
Movie
Big Wind at the Spa
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Movie · as Banno Keiko
The Last Judgment
Movie
You Can If You Try
Movie
Finances in Front of the Train Station
Movie
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
Movie
Masseur War Story
Movie
Roadside Stone
Movie · as Oren
Hot Spring Ghost
Movie
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Movie
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
Movie
Mumu Dance
Movie
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
Movie
Akō Rōshi
TV · 52 eps
The Life of Rikisha-Man
Movie
The Maid Story
Movie
Pressure of Guilt
Movie
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Movie · as Kakie Goi
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
Movie
Devices Stronger Than Women
Movie · as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
New Marital Relations
Movie
Life of a Flower
TV · as Murayama Taka · 39 eps
The King
Movie
Aru kankei
Movie
Hagure kigeki mandara
Movie
Tatsu
Movie · as Umeko the Madam
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Movie
Four Sisters
Movie · as Kikuno Katagiri
Born in Sin
Movie
An Urban Affair
Movie · as Tamayo Komatsubara
Shadow of a Flower
Movie
The Other Woman
Movie · as Ayako Kouno
Girls of the Night
Movie · as Nogami
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Movie · as Keiko
Aces Wild
Movie
Love and the Shop Curtain
Movie
Furimuita hanayome
Movie · as Madame Renko
Rascals! Go to Hell
Movie
Edo Purebreed
Movie
The Shrikes
Movie
Restoration Fire
Movie · as Ofusa
A Good Man, A Good Day
Movie
The Diplomat's Mansion
Movie · as Senko Oumi, Madam
Mama o uchi ga moeteru no
Movie
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
Movie · as Natsuo Narumi
Runway to Hell
Movie · as Ogin
The Master Spearman
Movie · as Sakon Murayama
Honno-Ji in Flames
Movie · as Kitsuki
The Brass General
Movie · as Maki
The Curio Master
Movie
The Five Jolly Thieves
Movie
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Movie · as Tôfuku Kin
Flower Shop Curtain
Movie · as Taka Kawashima
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Movie
An Actor's Revenge
Movie
Room for Let
Movie · as Yukiko
Pilgrimage at Night
Movie · as Oei
Image of a Mother
Movie · as Sonoko Takada
Bringing Up Husbands
Movie
Oban kanketsu hen
Movie · as Omaki
Summer Clouds
Movie · as Yae
Firefly Light
Movie · as Tose
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie · as Riku Ôishi
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Movie · as Yoshino
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Movie
The Hotelman's Holiday
Movie · as Otatsu
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Movie · as Omaki
Ôban
Movie · as Omaki
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Movie · as Omaki
Evening Calm
Movie
Yellow Crow
Movie · as Machiko Yoshida
Hadaka no Machi
Movie
Secret of Naruto
Movie
The Unbalanced Wheel
Movie
Dancing Girl
Movie · as Hanae Hanamura
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku
Movie
A Woman's Skin
Movie
Early Spring
Movie · as Masako Sugiyama
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi
Movie
Bridge of Japan
Movie · as Otaka Inaba
Zangiku monogatari
Movie · as Otoku
Rakuten fujin
Movie · as Midori Sakaguchi
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Movie
New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune
Movie
Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple
Movie
Studio wa ōsawagi
Movie
The Mask and Destiny
Movie
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
Movie · as お藤
Ejima and Ikushima
Movie · as 絵島
Marital Relations
Movie · as Choko
The Further Adventures of Genta
Movie
A Woman's Life
Movie · as Nobuko Miki
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
Movie
Every Day That New Life
Movie
Edo no yubae
Movie · as 芸者おりき
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Movie
Always in My Heart Part 3
Movie
Love and Duty
Movie
Chushingura
Movie
Hana no shôgai
Movie · as 村山たか女
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Movie
Always in My Heart
Movie
Always in My Heart Part 2
Movie
Yassamossa
Movie
Ganpeki
Movie
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Movie · as Aya Amamiya
武蔵と小次郎
Movie · as 八雲太夫, 照世
Carmen's Innocent Love
Movie · as Chidori
Doctor's Day Off
Movie
The Waves
Movie
Tange Sazen
Movie
Merry Migratory Birds
Movie
The Good Fairy
Movie · as Itsuko
Freedom School
Movie
Early Summer
Movie · as Aya Tamura
Beauty of Life
Movie
Crazy Uproar
Movie
The Actress and the Detective
Movie