Chikage Awashima
February 24, 1924 (100 years old) in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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
Credits
- 2010 · Haru's Journey as Shigeko Ichikawa
- 2006 · Imo Tako Nankin as 花岡ウメ
- 2005 · Until the Lights Come Back as
- 1994 · Haru yo koi as 水川コウ
- 1994 · The Friends as Yayoi Koko
- 1986 · Metamorphosis as
- 1983 · I Lived, But... as Self
- 1983 · Children of Nagasaki as
- 1982 · Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho as
- 1979 · Akai Arashi as
- 1973 · Omoi Bashi as
- 1964 · Akō Rōshi as
- 1963 · Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai as Kakie Goi
- 1963 · Life of a Flower as Murayama Taka
- 1963 · Pressure of Guilt as
- 1962 · 喜劇 駅前飯店 as
- 1961 · Restoration Fire as Ofusa
- 1961 · Girls of the Night as Nogami
- 1961 · An Urban Affair as Tamayo Komatsubara
- 1961 · The Other Woman as Ayako Kouno
- 1961 · The Shrikes as
- 1960 · Honno-Ji in Flames as Kitsuki
- 1960 · The Master Spearman as Sakon Murayama
- 1959 · Utamaro, Painter of the Woman as
- 1959 · Pilgrimage at Night as
- 1959 · The Human Condition I: No Greater Love as Tôfuku Kin
- 1958 · Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion as Yoshino
- 1958 · Summer Clouds as Yae
- 1958 · Oban kanketsu hen as Omaki
- 1958 · The Loyal 47 Ronin as Riku Ôishi
- 1957 · Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen as Omaki
- 1957 · Secret of Naruto as
- 1957 · Hadaka no Machi as
- 1957 · Yellow Crow as Machiko Yoshida
- 1957 · Dancing Girl as Hanae Hanamura
- 1956 · Bridge of Japan as Otaka Inaba
- 1956 · Zangiku monogatari as Otoku
- 1956 · 春のみづうみ as
- 1956 · Early Spring as Masako Sugiyama
- 1955 · Ejima and Ikushima as 絵島
- 1955 · Marital Relations as Choko
- 1954 · Chushingura as
- 1954 · Always in My Heart Part 3 as
- 1953 · An Inlet of Muddy Water as
- 1953 · Hana no shôgai as 村山たか女
- 1953 · Always in My Heart as
- 1952 · Carmen's Innocent Love as Chidori
- 1952 · The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice as Aya Amamiya
- 1952 · Tange Sazen as
- 1952 · The Waves as
- 1952 · Doctor's Day Off as
- 1951 · Early Summer as Aya Tamura
- 1951 · The Good Fairy as Itsuko
- Future · The Foster Mother as
- 2001 · Siberian Express 2 as Utako Ieiri
- 1985 · 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀 as
- 1968 · Tales of the Inner Chamber as
- 1966 · Watashi, chigatteiru kashira as Katsura's mother
- 1965 · A Comedy: The University Around the Corner as Banno Keiko
- 1965 · The Last Judgment as
- 1964 · Roadside Stone as Oren
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · The Life of Rikisha-Man as
- 1962 · Born in Sin as
- 1962 · The King as
- 1962 · Kigeki ekimae onsen as
- 1962 · Four Sisters as Kikuno Katagiri
- 1962 · Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa as
- 1962 · Doburoku no Tatsu as Umeko the Madam
- 1962 · Hagure kigeki mandara as
- 1962 · Aru kankei as
- 1961 · Rascals! Go to Hell as
- 1961 · Kigeki ekimae bentô as Keiko
- 1961 · Kaei as
- 1961 · Furimuita hanayome as Madame Renko
- 1961 · A Good Man, A Good Day as Tokiko
- 1961 · Love and the Shop Curtain as
- 1961 · Edo Purebreed as
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night as Natsuo Narumi
- 1960 · Runway to Hell as Ogin
- 1959 · An Actor's Revenge as
- 1959 · Room for Let as Yukiko
- 1959 · Image of a Mother as Sonoko Takada
- 1959 · Flower Shop Curtain as Taka Kawashima
- 1958 · The Hotelman's Holiday as Otatsu
- 1958 · Firefly Light as Tose
- 1958 · Makeraremasen katsumadewa as
- 1957 · Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen as Omaki
- 1957 · The Unbalanced Wheel as
- 1957 · Evening Calm as
- 1957 · Ôban as Omaki
- 1955 · The Mask and Destiny as
- 1955 · The Further Adventures of Genta as
- 1955 · A Woman's Life as Nobuko Miki
- 1955 · 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 as お藤
- 1954 · Edo no yubae as 芸者おりき
- 1954 · Between Yesterday and Tomorrow as
- 1954 · Love and Duty as
- 1953 · Always in My Heart Part 2 as
- 1953 · Ganpeki as
- 1953 · Yassamossa as
- 1952 · 武蔵と小次郎 as 八雲太夫
- 1952 · 武蔵と小次郎 as 照世
- 1952 · Merry Migratory Birds as
- 1951 · Beauty of Life as
- 1951 · Freedom School as
- 1950 · Crazy Uproar as