Chikage Awashima
Acting
Born 1924-02-24
Died 2012-02-16
Tokyo, Japan
129 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Haru yo koi
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Imo Tako Nankin
Akō Rōshi
Life of a Flower
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Runway to Hell
The Unbalanced Wheel
Crazy Uproar
The Shrikes
Room for Let
Roadside Stone
Metamorphosis
Hadaka no Machi
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
The Friends
Omoi Bashi
Early Summer
Early Spring
The Last Judgment
The Actress and the Detective
The Good Fairy
Girls of the Night
Dancing Girl
Ejima and Ikushima
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
The Mask and Destiny
Always in My Heart Part 2
Always in My Heart
Marital Relations
Secret of Naruto
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku
Love and Duty
Summer Clouds
Until the Lights Come Back
Haru's Journey
Rakuten fujin
Restoration Fire
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
A Woman's Skin
Four Sisters
Evening Calm
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Tales of the Inner Chamber
Always in My Heart Part 3
I Lived, But...
Freedom School
Hana no shôgai
The Other Woman
Bridge of Japan
A Good Man, A Good Day
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Children of Nagasaki
The Master Spearman
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
The Waves
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