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Chikage Awashima

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1924-02-24

Deathday: 2012-02-16 (87 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 104

Movies 96

TV Shows 8

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Chikage Awashima

Biography

Filmography

all 104

Movies 96

TV Shows 8

self 1

Director 1

Haru's Journey (2010)

Imo Tako Nankin (2006)

Until the Lights Come Back (2005)

Siberian Express 2 (2001)

Haru yo koi (1994)

The Friends (1994)

Metamorphosis (1986)

Waves of Spring (1985)

I Lived, But... (1983)

Children of Nagasaki (1983)

Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho (1982)

Akai Arashi (1979)

Omoi Bashi (1973)

Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)

A Comedy: The University Around the Corner (1965)

The Last Judgment (1965)

Roadside Stone (1964)

Akō Rōshi (1964)

The Maid Story (1963)

The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)

Life of a Flower (1963)

Pressure of Guilt (1963)

喜劇 駅前飯店 (1962)

The King (1962)

Born in Sin (1962)

Kigeki ekimae onsen (1962)

Four Sisters (1962)

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa (1962)

Doburoku no Tatsu (1962)

Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)

Aru kankei (1962)

Rascals! Go to Hell (1961)

Kigeki ekimae bentô (1961)

Kaei (1961)

Restoration Fire (1961)

Furimuita hanayome (1961)

Girls of the Night (1961)

An Urban Affair (1961)

A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)

The Other Woman (1961)

Love and the Shop Curtain (1961)

The Shrikes (1961)

Edo Purebreed (1961)

Aces Wild (1961)

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night (1960)

Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)

The Master Spearman (1960)

Runway to Hell (1960)

An Actor's Revenge (1959)

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)

Pilgrimage at Night (1959)

Room for Let (1959)

Image of a Mother (1959)

Flower Shop Curtain (1959)

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)

Summer Clouds (1958)

The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)

Oban kanketsu hen (1958)

The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)

Firefly Light (1958)

Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957)

Secret of Naruto (1957)

Hadaka no Machi (1957)

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)

The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)

Evening Calm (1957)

Ôban (1957)

Yellow Crow (1957)

喜劇駅前飯店 (1962)

八州遊侠伝白鷺三味線 (1955)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1924-02-24

Deathday
2012-02-16 (87 years old)

Birth Name
Keiko Nakagawa

Birth Place
Tokyo, Japan

Citizenships
Japan

Also Known As
Keiko Nakagawa, 淡島千景 , Тикагэ Авасима

Awards
Kinuyo Tanaka Award, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress, Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress, Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Kikuchi Kan Prize