Chikage Awashima
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1924-02-24
- Died
- 2012-02-16
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Keiko Nakagawa · 淡島千景 · Тикагэ Авасима
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
TV Shows (8)
Movies (116)
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
The Shrikes
1961
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
1954
Room for Let
1959
as Yukiko
Runway to Hell
1960
as Ogin
Roadside Stone
1964
as Oren
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Tôfuku Kin
Crazy Uproar
1950
Early Summer
1951
as Aya Tamura
Dancing Girl
1957
as Hanae Hanamura
Metamorphosis
1986
The Diplomat's Mansion
1961
as Senko Oumi, Madam
The Friends
1994
as Yayoi Koko
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
1955
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Aya Amamiya
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku
1957
The Good Fairy
1951
as Itsuko
A Woman's Skin
1957
Summer Clouds
1958
as Yae
Early Spring
1956
as Masako Sugiyama
Love and Duty
1954
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Haru's Journey
2010
as Shigeko Ichikawa
Children of Nagasaki
1983
The Last Judgment
1965
Evening Calm
1957
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 絵島
Every Day That New Life
1955
Rakuten fujin
1956
as Midori Sakaguchi
Restoration Fire
1961
as Ofusa
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Girls of the Night
1961
as Nogami
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Riku Ôishi
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
The Master Spearman
1960
as Sakon Murayama
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
as Chidori
Going West: to the West
1997
as Ryu Sakuma:
The Other Woman
1961
as Ayako Kouno
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960
as Natsuo Narumi
Yellow Crow
1957
as Machiko Yoshida
Marital Relations
1955
as Choko
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Firefly Light
1958
as Tose
The King
1962
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Four Sisters
1962
as Kikuno Katagiri
The Brass General
1960
as Maki
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Otoku
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Omaki
Pressure of Guilt
1963
An Urban Affair
1961
as Tamayo Komatsubara
The Mask and Destiny
1955
Rascals! Go to Hell
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
The Waves
1952
Love and the Shop Curtain
1961
Ôban
1957
as Omaki
An Actor's Revenge
1959
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Yoshino
Shadow of a Flower
1961
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Hometown
1999
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Always in My Heart
1953
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Bridge of Japan
1956
as Otaka Inaba
Tatsu
1962
as Umeko the Madam
The Maid Story
1963
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
1955
as お藤
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Omaki
The Foster Mother
Secret of Naruto
1957
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Otatsu
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
Honno-Ji in Flames
1960
as Kitsuki
The Further Adventures of Genta
1955
Image of a Mother
1959
as Sonoko Takada
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
A Woman's Life
1955
as Nobuko Miki
Yassamossa
1953
Doctor's Day Off
1952
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
as Keiko
Beauty of Life
1951
Hana no shôgai
1953
as 村山たか女
Edo no yubae
1954
as 芸者おりき
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
as Katsura's mother
Siberian Express 2
2001
as Utako Ieiri
Aces Wild
1961
Freedom School
1951
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
Edo Purebreed
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
Chushingura
1954
Ganpeki
1953
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
as Taka Kawashima
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Aru kankei
1962
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
Furimuita hanayome
1961
as Madame Renko
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
as Banno Keiko
Merry Migratory Birds
1952
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
as Kakie Goi
Tange Sazen
1952
Born in Sin
1962
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi
1956
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
武蔵と小次郎
1952
as 八雲太夫 / 照世
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
as Omaki
The Actress and the Detective
1950
About 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… With 124 credits spanning from 1950 to 2010, Chikage Awashima has appeared in 116 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chikage Awashima Movies
- The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
- The Shrikes (1961)
- Hadaka no Machi (1957)
- Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1954)
- Room for Let (1959) — as Yukiko
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