Chikage Awashima

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-02-24

Day of death

2012-02-16 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

  • Haru yo koi

    Haru yo koi

  • Akō Rōshi

    Akō Rōshi

  • The Brass General

    The Brass General

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

  • Devices Stronger Than  Women

    Devices Stronger Than Women

  • Imo Tako Nankin

    Imo Tako Nankin

  • Metamorphosis

    Metamorphosis

  • A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

    A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

  • Merry Migratory Birds

    Merry Migratory Birds

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

  • 春のみづうみ

    春のみづうみ

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

  • Hadaka no Machi

    Hadaka no Machi

  • Early Summer

    Early Summer

  • Hot Spring Ghost

    Hot Spring Ghost

  • The Good Fairy

    The Good Fairy

  • 武蔵と小次郎

    武蔵と小次郎

  • 武蔵と小次郎

    武蔵と小次郎

  • Yellow Crow

    Yellow Crow

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

    The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

  • 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

    八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

  • The Further Adventures of Genta

    The Further Adventures of Genta

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

  • Chushingura

    Chushingura

  • Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

    Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

  • The Friends

    The Friends

  • An Urban Affair

    An Urban Affair

  • The Shrikes

    The Shrikes

  • Early Spring

    Early Spring

  • Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

  • Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

    Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

  • Beauty of Life

    Beauty of Life

  • Girls of the Night

    Girls of the Night

  • Flower Shop Curtain

    Flower Shop Curtain

  • Yassamossa

    Yassamossa

  • Doctor's Day Off

    Doctor's Day Off

  • Always in My Heart Part 3

    Always in My Heart Part 3

  • Aru kankei

    Aru kankei

  • An Actor's Revenge

    An Actor's Revenge

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

  • Hagure kigeki mandara

    Hagure kigeki mandara

  • The Unbalanced Wheel

    The Unbalanced Wheel

  • Furimuita hanayome

    Furimuita hanayome

  • The Life of Rikisha-Man

    The Life of Rikisha-Man

  • Tales of the Inner Chamber

    Tales of the Inner Chamber

  • Pilgrimage at Night

    Pilgrimage at Night

  • Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

  • Summer Clouds

    Summer Clouds

  • Four Sisters

    Four Sisters

  • I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

  • Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

    Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

  • Children of Nagasaki

    Children of Nagasaki

  • Ejima and Ikushima

    Ejima and Ikushima

  • Roadside Stone

    Roadside Stone

  • Oban kanketsu hen

    Oban kanketsu hen

  • Runway to Hell

    Runway to Hell

  • Crazy Uproar

    Crazy Uproar

  • Tange Sazen

    Tange Sazen

  • Restoration Fire

    Restoration Fire

  • Siberian Express 2

    Siberian Express 2

  • The Waves

    The Waves

  • The Foster Mother

    The Foster Mother

  • An Inlet of Muddy Water

    An Inlet of Muddy Water

  • Aces Wild

    Aces Wild

  • Ôban

    Ôban

  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

  • Evening Calm

    Evening Calm

  • Honno-Ji in Flames

    Honno-Ji in Flames

  • Dancing Girl

    Dancing Girl

  • Zangiku monogatari

    Zangiku monogatari

  • The Master Spearman

    The Master Spearman

  • Image of a Mother

    Image of a Mother

  • Freedom School

    Freedom School

  • Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

    Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

  • Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • The Hotelman's Holiday

    The Hotelman's Holiday

  • Marital Relations

    Marital Relations

  • The Last Judgment

    The Last Judgment

  • The Maid Story

    The Maid Story

  • Makeraremasen katsumadewa

    Makeraremasen katsumadewa

  • Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

    Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

  • Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

  • Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

  • The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

    The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

  • Rascals! Go to Hell

    Rascals! Go to Hell

  • A Good Man, A Good Day

    A Good Man, A Good Day

  • Firefly Light

    Firefly Light

  • Room for Let

    Room for Let

  • The King

    The King

  • Edo Purebreed

    Edo Purebreed

  • Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

  • Ganpeki

    Ganpeki

  • Secret of Naruto

    Secret of Naruto

  • The Mask and Destiny

    The Mask and Destiny

  • Hometown

    Hometown

  • Kaei

    Kaei

  • Pressure of Guilt

    Pressure of Guilt

  • Born in Sin

    Born in Sin

  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

  • Hana no shôgai

    Hana no shôgai

  • Home-Brewed Tatsu

    Home-Brewed Tatsu

  • Until the Lights Come Back

    Until the Lights Come Back

  • Haru's Journey

    Haru's Journey

  • Love and Duty

    Love and Duty

  • The Human Condition

    The Human Condition

  • Edo no yubae

    Edo no yubae

  • Omoi Bashi

    Omoi Bashi

  • Red Storm

    Red Storm

  • Love and the Shop Curtain

    Love and the Shop Curtain

  • Going West: to the West

    Going West: to the West

  • 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か?!正雪の陰謀

    長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か?!正雪の陰謀

  • Bringing Up Husbands

    Bringing Up Husbands