Chikage Awashima
Actor
- Born
- February 24, 1924 · Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- February 16, 2012 (age 87)
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.
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Awashima retired from stage in 2009. She died on 16 February 2012, aged 87, from cancer.
Known for
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
January 15, 1959
Early Summer
October 3, 1951
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
October 1, 1952
Early Spring
January 29, 1956
The Friends
March 12, 1994
Secret of Naruto
September 29, 1957
Girls of the Night
September 4, 1961
Summer Clouds
September 2, 1958
Carmen's Innocent Love
November 13, 1952
Haru's Journey
May 22, 2010
The Loyal 47 Ronin
April 1, 1958
The Other Woman
May 30, 1961
Acting135
- 2010Haru's Journey as Shigeko Ichikawa
- 2005Until the Lights Come Back
- 2001Siberian Express 2 as Utako Ieiri
- 1999Hometown
- 1997Going West: to the West as Ryu Sakuma:
- 1994The Friends as Yayoi Koko
- 1986Metamorphosis
- 1983I Lived, But... as Self
- 1983Children of Nagasaki
- 1968Tales of the Inner Chamber
- 1968Volcano of Station Front Plaza