Chikage Awashima
Known for Acting · 122 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 (114)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Tôfuku Kin
Metamorphosis
1986
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Aya Amamiya
Early Summer
1951
as Aya Tamura
Early Spring
1956
as Masako Sugiyama
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Riku Ôishi
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960
as Natsuo Narumi
Girls of the Night
1961
as Nogami
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Four Sisters
1962
as Kikuno Katagiri
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Omaki
Summer Clouds
1958
as Yae
Restoration Fire
1961
as Ofusa
The Friends
1994
as Yayoi Koko
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
Bridge of Japan
1956
as Otaka Inaba
Marital Relations
1955
as Choko
The King
1962
Ôban
1957
as Omaki
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Yoshino
Haru's Journey
2010
as Shigeko Ichikawa
The Maid Story
1963
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Honno-Ji in Flames
1960
as Kitsuki
The Other Woman
1961
as Ayako Kouno
Tatsu
1962
as Umeko the Madam
Hana no shôgai
1953
as 村山たか女
An Actor's Revenge
1959
Always in My Heart
1953
Pressure of Guilt
1963
Tange Sazen
1952
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
as Kakie Goi
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Firefly Light
1958
as Tose
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
as Omaki
Born in Sin
1962
A Woman's Life
1955
as Nobuko Miki
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Kaei
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
as Keiko
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
as Taka Kawashima
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Omaki
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Otoku
Beauty of Life
1951
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
Aces Wild
1961
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Otatsu
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
as Chidori
Love and the Shop Curtain
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
as Banno Keiko
Doctor's Day Off
1952
Yellow Crow
1957
as Machiko Yoshida
Furimuita hanayome
1961
as Madame Renko
Freedom School
1951
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi
1956
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
Chushingura
1954
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Secret of Naruto
1957
Siberian Express 2
2001
as Utako Ieiri
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
Edo Purebreed
1961
武蔵と小次郎
1952
as 照世 / 八雲太夫
Children of Nagasaki
1983
Yassamossa
1953
The Waves
1952
An Urban Affair
1961
as Tamayo Komatsubara
The Foster Mother
The Further Adventures of Genta
1955
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 絵島
Ganpeki
1953
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962
Aru kankei
1962
Rascals! Go to Hell
1961
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Evening Calm
1957
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
The Mask and Destiny
1955
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
The Good Fairy
1951
as Itsuko
Image of a Mother
1959
as Sonoko Takada
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
The Brass General
1960
as Maki
Runway to Hell
1960
as Ogin
Going West: to the West
1997
as Ryu Sakuma:
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Merry Migratory Birds
1952
Edo no yubae
1954
as 芸者おりき
Room for Let
1959
as Yukiko
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Dancing Girl
1957
as Hanae Hanamura
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
1955
as お藤
Hometown
1999
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
as Katsura's mother
The Last Judgment
1965
Roadside Stone
1964
as Oren
The Master Spearman
1960
as Sakon Murayama
The Shrikes
1961
Love and Duty
1954
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
1954
Crazy Uproar
1950
Rakuten fujin
1956
as Midori Sakaguchi
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
Every Day That New Life
1955
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
1955
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku
1957
The Diplomat's Mansion
1961
as Senko Oumi, Madam
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 122 credits spanning from 1950 to 2010, Chikage Awashima has appeared in 114 films and 8 TV shows.
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- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — as Tôfuku Kin
- Metamorphosis (1986)
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) — as Aya Amamiya
- Early Summer (1951) — as Aya Tamura
- Early Spring (1956) — as Masako Sugiyama
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