Chikage Awashima
Filmography

Chikage Awashima

ActorBorn Feb 24, 1924Tokyo, Japan137 titles

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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The Friends
The Friends
1994 · 7.1
Yayoi Koko
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · 8.1
Tôfuku Kin
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
1964
Actor
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · 7.5
Aya Amamiya
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 · 7.5
Masako Sugiyama
How to Win a Race
How to Win a Race
1966
Actor
Big Wind at the Spa
Big Wind at the Spa
1966
Actor
New Marital Relations
New Marital Relations
1963
Actor
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
1965
Actor
Exploration in Front of the Station
Exploration in Front of the Station
1967
Actor