Acting
Chikage Awashima
JA, EN cinema · 135 credits
Born
24 February 1924
Died
16 February 2012 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as Keiko Nakagawa · 淡島千景 · Тикагэ Авасима
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
Filmography
Haru's Journey
as Shigeko Ichikawa
Siberian Express 2
as Utako Ieiri
Going West: to the West
as Ryu Sakuma:
The Friends
as Yayoi Koko
I Lived, But...
as Self
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
as Katsura's mother
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Banno Keiko
Roadside Stone
as Oren
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Kakie Goi
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
The King
Actor
Tatsu
as Umeko the Madam
Four Sisters
as Kikuno Katagiri
An Urban Affair
as Tamayo Komatsubara
The Other Woman
as Ayako Kouno
Girls of the Night
as Nogami
ふりむいた花嫁
1961
Furimuita hanayome
as Madame Renko
Restoration Fire
as Ofusa
The Diplomat's Mansion
as Senko Oumi, Madam
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
as Natsuo Narumi
Runway to Hell
as Ogin
The Master Spearman
as Sakon Murayama
Honno-Ji in Flames
as Kitsuki
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Tôfuku Kin
Flower Shop Curtain
as Taka Kawashima
Room for Let
as Yukiko
Image of a Mother
as Sonoko Takada
Firefly Light
as Tose
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Riku Ôishi
The Hotelman's Holiday
as Otatsu
Ôban
as Omaki
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Omaki
Yellow Crow
as Machiko Yoshida
Dancing Girl
as Hanae Hanamura
Early Spring
as Masako Sugiyama
Bridge of Japan
as Otaka Inaba
Zangiku monogatari
as Otoku
楽天夫人
1956
Rakuten fujin
as Midori Sakaguchi
Marital Relations
as Choko
A Woman's Life
as Nobuko Miki
Edo no yubae
as 芸者おりき
Hana no shôgai
as 村山たか女
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Aya Amamiya
武蔵と小次郎
as 照世, as 八雲太夫
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Chidori
The Good Fairy
as Itsuko
Early Summer
as Aya Tamura
