Chikage Awashima
February 24, 1924 (102 years old) in Tokyo, Japan
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
Credits
- 2010 · Haru's Journey as Shigeko Ichikawa
- 2006 · Imo Tako Nankin as 花岡ウメ
- 2005 · Until the Lights Come Back as
- 1997 · Going West: to the West as Ryu Sakuma:
- 1994 · Haru yo koi as 水川コウ
- 1994 · The Friends as Yayoi Koko
- 1986 · Metamorphosis as
- 1985 · 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀 as
- 1983 · I Lived, But... as Self
- 1983 · Children of Nagasaki as
- 1982 · Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho as
- 1979 · Red Storm as
- 1973 · Omoi Bashi as
- 1966 · Watashi, chigatteiru kashira as Katsura's mother
- 1965 · The Last Judgment as
- 1964 · Roadside Stone as Oren
- 1964 · Mr. Giant's Victory Flag as
- 1964 · Akō Rōshi as
- 1963 · Life of a Flower as Murayama Taka
- 1963 · Pressure of Guilt as
- 1962 · The King as
- 1962 · Home-Brewed Tatsu as Umeko the Madam
- 1961 · Restoration Fire as Ofusa
- 1961 · Girls of the Night as Nogami
- 1961 · A Good Man, A Good Day as
- 1961 · The Other Woman as Ayako Kouno
- 1961 · Love and the Shop Curtain as
- 1961 · The Shrikes as
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night as Natsuo Narumi
- 1960 · Honno-Ji in Flames as Kitsuki
- 1960 · The Master Spearman as Sakon Murayama
- 1959 · An Actor's Revenge as
- 1959 · Pilgrimage at Night as
- 1959 · Bringing Up Husbands as
- 1959 · The Human Condition I: No Greater Love as Tôfuku Kin
- 1958 · Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion as Yoshino
- 1958 · Summer Clouds as Yae
- 1958 · The Hotelman's Holiday as Otatsu
- 1958 · The Loyal 47 Ronin as Riku Ôishi
- 1958 · Firefly Light as Tose
- 1957 · Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen as Omaki
- 1957 · Secret of Naruto as
- 1957 · Hadaka no Machi as
- 1957 · Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen as Omaki
- 1957 · Ôban as Omaki
- 1957 · Yellow Crow as Machiko Yoshida
- 1956 · Early Spring as Masako Sugiyama
- 1955 · Ejima and Ikushima as 絵島
- 1955 · Marital Relations as Choko
- 1955 · A Woman's Life as Nobuko Miki
- 1955 · 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 as お藤
- 1954 · Edo no yubae as 芸者おりき
- 1953 · An Inlet of Muddy Water as
- 1953 · Hana no shôgai as 村山たか女
- 1953 · Always in My Heart as
- 1952 · The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice as Aya Amamiya
- 1951 · Early Summer as Aya Tamura
- Future · The Foster Mother as
- 2001 · Siberian Express 2 as Utako Ieiri
- 1999 · Hometown as
- 1968 · Tales of the Inner Chamber as
- 1967 · A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station as
- 1965 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: University as Banno Keiko
- 1964 · Hot Spring Ghost as
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot as
- 1963 · The Life of Rikisha-Man as
- 1963 · Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai as Kakie Goi
- 1963 · Devices Stronger Than Women as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
- 1962 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant as
- 1962 · Born in Sin as
- 1962 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen as
- 1962 · Four Sisters as Kikuno Katagiri
- 1962 · Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa as
- 1962 · Hagure kigeki mandara as
- 1962 · Aru kankei as
- 1961 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox as Keiko
- 1961 · Rascals! Go to Hell as
- 1961 · Kaei as
- 1961 · Furimuita hanayome as Madame Renko
- 1961 · An Urban Affair as Tamayo Komatsubara
- 1961 · Edo Purebreed as
- 1960 · The Brass General as Maki
- 1960 · Runway to Hell as Ogin
- 1959 · Utamaro, Painter of the Woman as
- 1959 · Room for Let as Yukiko
- 1959 · Image of a Mother as Sonoko Takada
- 1959 · Flower Shop Curtain as Taka Kawashima
- 1958 · Oban kanketsu hen as Omaki
- 1958 · Makeraremasen katsumadewa as
- 1957 · The Unbalanced Wheel as
- 1957 · Evening Calm as
- 1957 · Dancing Girl as Hanae Hanamura
- 1956 · Bridge of Japan as Otaka Inaba
- 1956 · Rakuten fujin as Midori Sakaguchi
- 1956 · Zangiku monogatari as Otoku
- 1956 · 春のみづうみ as
- 1955 · The Mask and Destiny as
- 1955 · The Further Adventures of Genta as
- 1954 · Chushingura as
- 1954 · Between Yesterday and Tomorrow as
- 1954 · Always in My Heart Part 3 as
- 1954 · Love and Duty as
- 1953 · Always in My Heart Part 2 as
- 1953 · Ganpeki as
- 1953 · Yassamossa as
- 1952 · Carmen's Innocent Love as Chidori
- 1952 · 武蔵と小次郎 as 八雲太夫
- 1952 · 武蔵と小次郎 as 照世
- 1952 · Tange Sazen as
- 1952 · The Waves as
- 1952 · Doctor's Day Off as
- 1952 · Merry Migratory Birds as
- 1951 · Beauty of Life as
- 1951 · Freedom School as
- 1951 · The Good Fairy as Itsuko
- 1950 · Crazy Uproar as