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
- 1999 · Hometown 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
- 1968 · Tales of the Inner Chamber as
- 1968 · Volcano of Station Front Plaza as
- 1967 · Exploration in Front of the Station as
- 1967 · Mahjong Madness as
- 1966 · Watashi, chigatteiru kashira as Katsura's mother
- 1965 · Finances in Front of the Train Station as
- 1965 · You Can If You Try as
- 1965 · The Last Judgment as
- 1964 · Roadside Stone as Oren
- 1964 · Mr. Giant's Victory Flag as
- 1964 · Akō Rōshi as
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · The Life of Rikisha-Man as
- 1963 · Life of a Flower as Murayama Taka
- 1963 · Pressure of Guilt as
- 1963 · Devices Stronger Than Women as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
- 1962 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant as
- 1962 · The King as
- 1962 · Born in Sin as
- 1962 · Four Sisters as Kikuno Katagiri
- 1962 · Tatsu as Umeko the Madam
- 1962 · Hagure kigeki mandara as
- 1961 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox as Keiko
- 1961 · Shadow of a Flower as
- 1961 · The Diplomat's Mansion as Senko Oumi, 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 · The Shrikes as
- 1961 · Edo Purebreed 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
- 1960 · Runway to Hell as Ogin
- 1960 · The Curio Master as
- 1959 · Utamaro, Painter of the Woman as
- 1959 · Pilgrimage at Night as Oei
- 1959 · Room for Let as Yukiko
- 1959 · Image of a Mother as Sonoko Takada
- 1959 · Flower Shop Curtain as Taka Kawashima
- 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 · Oban kanketsu hen as Omaki
- 1958 · The Loyal 47 Ronin as Riku Ôishi
- 1958 · Makeraremasen katsumadewa as
- 1957 · Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen as Omaki
- 1957 · The Unbalanced Wheel as
- 1957 · Secret of Naruto as
- 1957 · Hadaka no Machi as
- 1957 · Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen as Omaki
- 1957 · Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku as
- 1957 · A Woman's Skin as
- 1957 · Evening Calm as
- 1957 · Ôban as Omaki
- 1957 · Dancing Girl as Hanae Hanamura
- 1956 · The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji as
- 1956 · Bridge of Japan as Otaka Inaba
- 1956 · Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi as
- 1956 · Early Spring as Masako Sugiyama
- 1955 · Ejima and Ikushima as 絵島
- 1955 · Every Day That New Life as
- 1955 · Marital Relations as Choko
- 1955 · The Mask and Destiny as
- 1955 · The Further Adventures of Genta as
- 1955 · Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made as
- 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
- 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 · An Inlet of Muddy Water as
- 1953 · Hana no shôgai as 村山たか女
- 1953 · Always in My Heart as
- 1953 · Ganpeki as
- 1952 · Carmen's Innocent Love as Chidori
- 1952 · The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice as Aya Amamiya
- 1952 · Tange Sazen as
- 1952 · Doctor's Day Off as
- 1951 · Beauty of Life as
- 1951 · Early Summer as Aya Tamura
- 1951 · Freedom School as
- 1951 · The Good Fairy as Itsuko
- 1950 · The Actress and the Detective as
- Future · The Foster Mother as
- 2001 · Siberian Express 2 as Utako Ieiri
- 1967 · A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station as
- 1966 · How to Win a Race as
- 1966 · Big Wind at the Spa as
- 1965 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: University as Banno Keiko
- 1965 · Hospital in Front of the Train Station as
- 1964 · Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station as
- 1964 · Mumu Dance as
- 1964 · Hot Spring Ghost as
- 1964 · Comedy: Cheerful Widow as
- 1963 · New Marital Relations as
- 1963 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot as
- 1963 · Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai as Kakie Goi
- 1962 · A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen as
- 1962 · Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa as
- 1962 · Aru kankei as
- 1961 · Rascals! Go to Hell as
- 1961 · Mama o uchi ga moeteru no as
- 1961 · Furimuita hanayome as Madame Renko
- 1961 · An Urban Affair as Tamayo Komatsubara
- 1961 · Love and the Shop Curtain as
- 1960 · The Brass General as Maki
- 1959 · An Actor's Revenge as
- 1959 · Bringing Up Husbands as
- 1958 · Firefly Light as Tose
- 1957 · Yellow Crow as Machiko Yoshida
- 1956 · Rakuten fujin as Midori Sakaguchi
- 1956 · Zangiku monogatari as Otoku
- 1954 · Chushingura as
- 1953 · Yassamossa as
- 1952 · 武蔵と小次郎 as 八雲太夫
- 1952 · 武蔵と小次郎 as 照世
- 1952 · The Waves as
- 1952 · Merry Migratory Birds as
- 1950 · Crazy Uproar as