Chikage Awashima
Acting
Born: 1924-02-24 in 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
Imo Tako Nankin
花岡ウメ
Haru yo koi
水川コウ
Akō Rōshi
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Aya Amamiya
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
Life of a Flower
Murayama Taka
The Unbalanced Wheel
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
Katsura's mother
Four Sisters
Kikuno Katagiri
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
Big Wind at the Spa
Early Spring
Masako Sugiyama
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Tôfuku Kin
The Curio Master
New Marital Relations
Every Day That New Life
Mumu Dance
The Mask and Destiny
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
Ganpeki
Secret of Naruto
The Friends
Yayoi Koko
Girls of the Night
Nogami
Honno-Ji in Flames
Kitsuki
Metamorphosis
Hana no shôgai
村山たか女
Roadside Stone
Oren
Runway to Hell
Ogin
Early Summer
Aya Tamura
How to Win a Race
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Riku Ôishi
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
Finances in Front of the Train Station
Exploration in Front of the Station
Mahjong Madness
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
Haru's Journey
Shigeko Ichikawa
A Good Man, A Good Day
