Chikage Awashima
February 24, 1924 (102 years old) in Tokyo, 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
- 1997 · Going West: to the West as Ryu Sakuma:
- 1994 · Haru yo koi as 水川コウ
- 1994 · The Friends as Yayoi Koko
- 1986 · Metamorphosis as
- 1985 · 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀 as
- 1983 · I Lived, But... as Self
- 1983 · Children of Nagasaki as
- 1982 · Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho as
- 1979 · Red Storm as
- 1973 · Omoi Bashi as
- 1968 · Tales of the Inner Chamber as
- 1965 · The Last Judgment as
- 1964 · Roadside Stone as Oren
- 1964 · Mr. Giant's Victory Flag as
- 1964 · Akō Rōshi as
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai as Kakie Goi
- 1963 · Life of a Flower as Murayama Taka
- 1963 · Devices Stronger Than Women as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
- 1961 · Rascals! Go to Hell as
- 1961 · Shadow of a Flower as
- 1961 · The Diplomat's Mansion as Senko Oumi, Madam
- 1961 · Restoration Fire as Ofusa
- 1961 · Girls of the Night as Nogami
- 1961 · The Other Woman as Ayako Kouno
- 1961 · The Shrikes as
- 1960 · The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night as Natsuo Narumi
- 1960 · Honno-Ji in Flames as Kitsuki
- 1960 · Runway to Hell as Ogin
- 1959 · Room for Let as Yukiko
- 1959 · The Human Condition I: No Greater Love as Tôfuku Kin
- 1958 · Summer Clouds as Yae
- 1958 · The Hotelman's Holiday as Otatsu
- 1958 · Oban kanketsu hen as Omaki
- 1958 · The Loyal 47 Ronin as Riku Ôishi
- 1957 · The Unbalanced Wheel as
- 1957 · Hadaka no Machi as
- 1957 · Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku as
- 1957 · A Woman's Skin as
- 1957 · Evening Calm as
- 1957 · Ôban as Omaki
- 1957 · Dancing Girl as Hanae Hanamura
- 1956 · The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji as
- 1956 · Bridge of Japan as Otaka Inaba
- 1956 · Rakuten fujin as Midori Sakaguchi
- 1956 · Early Spring as Masako Sugiyama
- 1955 · Ejima and Ikushima as 絵島
- 1955 · Every Day That New Life as
- 1955 · Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made as
- 1954 · Between Yesterday and Tomorrow as
- 1954 · Love and Duty as
- 1953 · An Inlet of Muddy Water as
- 1952 · Carmen's Innocent Love as Chidori
- 1952 · The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice as Aya Amamiya
- 1952 · Doctor's Day Off as
- 1951 · Early Summer as Aya Tamura
- 1951 · The Good Fairy as Itsuko
- 1950 · The Actress and the Detective as
- 1950 · Crazy Uproar as
- Future · The Foster Mother as
- 2001 · Siberian Express 2 as Utako Ieiri
- 1999 · Hometown as
- 1967 · A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station as
- 1966 · Watashi, chigatteiru kashira as Katsura's mother
- 1965 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: University as Banno Keiko
- 1964 · Hot Spring Ghost as
- 1963 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot as
- 1963 · The Life of Rikisha-Man as
- 1963 · Pressure of Guilt as
- 1962 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant as
- 1962 · The King as
- 1962 · Born in Sin as
- 1962 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen as
- 1962 · Four Sisters as Kikuno Katagiri
- 1962 · Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa as
- 1962 · Tatsu as Umeko the Madam
- 1962 · Hagure kigeki mandara as
- 1962 · Aru kankei as
- 1961 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox as Keiko
- 1961 · Furimuita hanayome as Madame Renko
- 1961 · A Good Man, A Good Day as
- 1961 · An Urban Affair as Tamayo Komatsubara
- 1961 · Love and the Shop Curtain as
- 1961 · Edo Purebreed as
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · The Brass General as Maki
- 1960 · The Master Spearman as Sakon Murayama
- 1959 · An Actor's Revenge as
- 1959 · Utamaro, Painter of the Woman as
- 1959 · Pilgrimage at Night as
- 1959 · Bringing Up Husbands as
- 1959 · Image of a Mother as Sonoko Takada
- 1959 · Flower Shop Curtain as Taka Kawashima
- 1958 · Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion as Yoshino
- 1958 · Firefly Light as Tose
- 1958 · Makeraremasen katsumadewa as
- 1957 · Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen as Omaki
- 1957 · Secret of Naruto as
- 1957 · Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen as Omaki
- 1957 · Yellow Crow as Machiko Yoshida
- 1956 · Zangiku monogatari as Otoku
- 1956 · Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi as
- 1955 · Marital Relations as Choko
- 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 · Chushingura as
- 1954 · Edo no yubae as 芸者おりき
- 1954 · Always in My Heart Part 3 as
- 1953 · Always in My Heart Part 2 as
- 1953 · Hana no shôgai as 村山たか女
- 1953 · Always in My Heart as
- 1953 · Ganpeki as
- 1953 · Yassamossa as
- 1952 · 武蔵と小次郎 as 照世
- 1952 · 武蔵と小次郎 as 八雲太夫
- 1952 · Tange Sazen as
- 1952 · The Waves as
- 1952 · Merry Migratory Birds as
- 1951 · Beauty of Life as
- 1951 · Freedom School as