Chikage Awashima
Acting · Born 1924-02-24 · age 87 at death · 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.
Titles
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Early Summer
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Early Spring
Secret of Naruto
Girls of the Night
The Friends
Summer Clouds
Carmen's Innocent Love
Haru's Journey
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Other Woman
Children of Nagasaki
The Good Fairy
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Until the Lights Come Back
Marital Relations
Yellow Crow
Metamorphosis
Runway to Hell
The Master Spearman
Tales of the Inner Chamber
Doctor's Day Off
Roadside Stone
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart Part 2
The Waves
Honno-Ji in Flames
Bridge of Japan
Room for Let
The Last Judgment
Hagure kigeki mandara
An Actor's Revenge
Dancing Girl
Pressure of Guilt
Image of a Mother
Akō Rōshi
Life of a Flower
An Urban Affair
The King
The Life of Rikisha-Man
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
Tatsu
Shadow of a Flower
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Ôban
The Mask and Destiny
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Flower Shop Curtain
Evening Calm
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Aces Wild
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Freedom School
Always in My Heart Part 3
Firefly Light
Edo Purebreed
The Unbalanced Wheel