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Chikage Awashima

Lived · 87 Born · Feb 24, 1924 From · Tokyo, Japan Films · 112

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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's Journey poster

Until the Lights Come Back poster

Until the Lights Come Back

The Friends poster

I Lived, But... poster

I Lived, But...

Career timeline

2010

Shigeko Ichikawa · 2010

2005

Until the Lights Come Back

2001

Siberian Express 2

Utako Ieiri · 2001

1999

1997

Going West: to the West

Ryu Sakuma: · 1997

1994

The Friends Notable

Yayoi Koko · 1994

1986

1983

I Lived, But...

Children of Nagasaki

1968

Tales of the Inner Chamber

1967

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

1966

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

Katsura's mother · 1966

1965

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University Notable

Banno Keiko · 1965

The Last Judgment Notable

1964

Hot Spring Ghost Notable

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag Notable

1963

The Maid Story Notable

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot Notable

The Life of Rikisha-Man Notable

1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant Notable

The King Notable

Born in Sin Notable

1961

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox Notable

Rascals! Go to Hell

Shadow of a Flower Notable

1960

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night Notable

Natsuo Narumi · 1960

The Brass General

Honno-Ji in Flames

Kitsuki · 1960

1959

An Actor's Revenge

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman Notable

Pilgrimage at Night

1958

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion Notable

Yoshino · 1958

Summer Clouds Notable

The Hotelman's Holiday Notable

1957

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen Notable

The Unbalanced Wheel Notable

Secret of Naruto

Frequently appears with

Tatsuya Nakadai

Shigeo Kanemoto

Kaoru Kobayashi

Etsushi Toyokawa

Tomorowo Taguchi

Full filmography

Haru's Journey poster

Until the Lights Come Back poster

Until the Lights Come Back

Siberian Express 2 poster

Siberian Express 2

Hometown poster

Going West: to the West poster

Going West: to the West

The Friends poster

Metamorphosis poster

I Lived, But... poster

I Lived, But...

Children of Nagasaki poster

Children of Nagasaki

Tales of the Inner Chamber poster

Tales of the Inner Chamber

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

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira poster

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University poster

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

The Last Judgment poster

The Last Judgment

Roadside Stone poster

Hot Spring Ghost poster

Hot Spring Ghost

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag poster

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

The Maid Story poster

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot poster

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

The Life of Rikisha-Man poster

The Life of Rikisha-Man

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