Chikage Awashima
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.
Chikage Awashima — movies and TV shows
9.0SeriesHaru yo koi
1994
10.0SeriesImo Tako Nankin
2006
7.0SeriesLife of a Flower
1963
8.2FilmThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
7.5SeriesAkō Rōshi
1964
SeriesMatsudaira Ukon Jikencho
1982
7.5FilmThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
SeriesOmoi Bashi
1973
7.9FilmEarly Summer
1951
8.5FilmImage of a Mother
1959
7.0FilmThe Friends
1994
6.8FilmI Lived, But...
1983
7.5FilmEarly Spring
1956
6.5FilmGirls of the Night
1961
6.2FilmThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
5.1FilmMetamorphosis
1986
6.5FilmAlways in My Heart Part 2
1953
6.2FilmAn Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
7.0FilmThe Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960
SeriesRed Storm
1979
8.3FilmThe Last Judgment
1965
6.6FilmHaru's Journey
2010
6.0FilmThe Master Spearman
1960
10.0FilmBeauty of Life
1951
FilmMahjong Madness
1967
5.6FilmMarital Relations
1955
7.0FilmAlways in My Heart Part 3
1954
6.8FilmDoctor's Day Off
1952
FilmA Good Man, A Good Day
1961
9.0FilmFirefly Light
1958
7.0FilmRestoration Fire
1961
7.0FilmSecret of Naruto
1957
7.7FilmSummer Clouds
1958
7.8FilmBridge of Japan
1956
9.0FilmUtamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
FilmCareful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple
1956
6.8FilmAlways in My Heart
1953
FilmA Woman's Skin
1957
8.0FilmThe King
1962
5.8FilmThe Good Fairy
1951
6.7FilmYellow Crow
1957
6.4FilmUntil the Lights Come Back
2005
FilmBig Wind at the Spa
1966
6.3FilmThe Other Woman
1961
FilmHow to Win a Race
1966
7.5FilmPressure of Guilt
1963
5.2FilmCarmen's Innocent Love
1952
FilmVolcano of Station Front Plaza
1968
FilmFinances in Front of the Train Station
1965
7.0FilmAn Urban Affair
1961
FilmComedy: Cheerful Widow
1964
8.0FilmA Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
FilmLove and the Shop Curtain
1961
FilmYou Can If You Try
1965
5.0FilmTales of the Inner Chamber
1968
FilmExploration in Front of the Station
1967
9.0FilmThe Hotelman's Holiday
1958
7.0FilmFreedom School
1951
FilmHeavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
1964
7.0FilmTatsu
1962