Chikage Awashima

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Acting

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.

Filmography

• Haru's Journey (2010)
• Until the Lights Come Back (2005)
• Siberian Express 2 (2001)
• Hometown (1999)
• Going West: to the West (1997)
• The Friends (1994)
• Metamorphosis (1986)
• I Lived, But... (1983)
• Children of Nagasaki (1983)
• Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)
• Volcano of Station Front Plaza (1968)
• A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station (1967)
• Exploration in Front of the Station (1967)
• Mahjong Madness (1967)
• How to Win a Race (1966)
• Big Wind at the Spa (1966)
• Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)
• Masseur War Story (1965)
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)
• Finances in Front of the Train Station (1965)
• You Can If You Try (1965)
• The Last Judgment (1965)
• Hospital in Front of the Train Station (1965)
• Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station (1964)
• Mumu Dance (1964)
• Roadside Stone (1964)
• Hot Spring Ghost (1964)
• Comedy: Cheerful Widow (1964)
• Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
• New Marital Relations (1963)
• The Maid Story (1963)
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot (1963)
• The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)
• Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)
• Pressure of Guilt (1963)
• Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)
• The King (1962)
• Born in Sin (1962)
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
• Four Sisters (1962)
• Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa (1962)
• Tatsu (1962)
• Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
• Aru kankei (1962)
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
• Rascals! Go to Hell (1961)
• Shadow of a Flower (1961)
• The Diplomat's Mansion (1961)
• Restoration Fire (1961)
• Mama o uchi ga moeteru no (1961)
• Furimuita hanayome (1961)
• Girls of the Night (1961)
• An Urban Affair (1961)
• A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
• The Other Woman (1961)
• Love and the Shop Curtain (1961)
• The Shrikes (1961)
• Edo Purebreed (1961)
• Aces Wild (1961)
• The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night (1960)
• The Brass General (1960)
• Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
• The Master Spearman (1960)
• Runway to Hell (1960)
• The Curio Master (1960)
• The Five Jolly Thieves (1960)
• An Actor's Revenge (1959)
• Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)
• Pilgrimage at Night (1959)
• Room for Let (1959)
• Bringing Up Husbands (1959)
• Image of a Mother (1959)
• Flower Shop Curtain (1959)
• The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
• Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
• Summer Clouds (1958)
• The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
• Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
• The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
• Firefly Light (1958)
• Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)
• Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957)
• The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
• Secret of Naruto (1957)
• Hadaka no Machi (1957)
• Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
• Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku (1957)
• A Woman's Skin (1957)
• Evening Calm (1957)
• Ôban (1957)
• Yellow Crow (1957)
• Dancing Girl (1957)
• New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune (1956)
• The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
• Bridge of Japan (1956)
• Studio wa ōsawagi (1956)
• Rakuten fujin (1956)
• Zangiku monogatari (1956)
• Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi (1956)
• Early Spring (1956)
• Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple (1956)
• Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
• Every Day That New Life (1955)
• Marital Relations (1955)
• The Mask and Destiny (1955)
• The Further Adventures of Genta (1955)
• Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made (1955)
• A Woman's Life (1955)
• 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 (1955)
• Chushingura (1954)
• Edo no yubae (1954)
• Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1954)
• Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
• Love and Duty (1954)
• Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
• An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
• Hana no shôgai (1953)
• Always in My Heart (1953)
• Ganpeki (1953)
• Yassamossa (1953)
• Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
• 武蔵と小次郎 (1952)
• The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
• Tange Sazen (1952)
• The Waves (1952)
• Doctor's Day Off (1952)
• Merry Migratory Birds (1952)
• Beauty of Life (1951)
• Early Summer (1951)
• Freedom School (1951)
• The Good Fairy (1951)
• The Actress and the Detective (1950)
• Crazy Uproar (1950)
• The Foster Mother