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