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Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

Actor · Born 1924-02-24 · Tokyo, Japan

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — Tôfuku Kin
  2. Early Summer (1951) — Aya Tamura
  3. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) — Aya Amamiya
  4. Early Spring (1956) — Masako Sugiyama
  5. Secret of Naruto (1957)
  6. Girls of the Night (1961) — Nogami
  7. The Friends (1994) — Yayoi Koko
  8. Summer Clouds (1958) — Yae
  9. Carmen's Innocent Love (1952) — Chidori
  10. Haru's Journey (2010) — Shigeko Ichikawa
  11. The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) — Riku Ôishi
  12. The Other Woman (1961) — Ayako Kouno
  13. I Lived, But... (1983) — Self
  14. Children of Nagasaki (1983)
  15. The Good Fairy (1951) — Itsuko
  16. An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
  17. Until the Lights Come Back (2005)
  18. Marital Relations (1955) — Choko
  19. Yellow Crow (1957) — Machiko Yoshida
  20. Metamorphosis (1986)
  21. Runway to Hell (1960) — Ogin
  22. The Master Spearman (1960) — Sakon Murayama
  23. Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)
  24. Doctor's Day Off (1952)
  25. Roadside Stone (1964) — Oren
  26. Always in My Heart (1953)
  27. Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
  28. The Waves (1952)
  29. Honno-Ji in Flames (1960) — Kitsuki
  30. Bridge of Japan (1956) — Otaka Inaba
  31. Room for Let (1959) — Yukiko
  32. The Last Judgment (1965)
  33. Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
  34. An Actor's Revenge (1959)
  35. Dancing Girl (1957) — Hanae Hanamura
  36. Pressure of Guilt (1963)
  37. Image of a Mother (1959) — Sonoko Takada
  38. Akō Rōshi (1964)
  39. Life of a Flower (1963) — Murayama Taka
  40. An Urban Affair (1961) — Tamayo Komatsubara