Chikage Awashima
Acting
1924-02-24 · 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.
movieHaru's Journey
as Shigeko Ichikawa · 2010 · 6.5
tvImo Tako Nankin
as 花岡ウメ · 2006 · 10.0
movieUntil the Lights Come Back
as · 2005 · 6.4
movieSiberian Express 2
as Utako Ieiri · 2001 · 0.0
movieHometown
as · 1999 · 0.0
movieGoing West: to the West
as Ryu Sakuma: · 1997 · 0.0
tvHaru yo koi
as 水川コウ · 1994 · 0.0
movieThe Friends
as Yayoi Koko · 1994 · 7.1
movieMetamorphosis
as · 1986 · 5.1
tv長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
as · 1985 · 0.0
movieI Lived, But...
as Self · 1983 · 6.8
movieChildren of Nagasaki
as · 1983 · 6.6
tvMatsudaira Ukon Jikencho
as · 1982 · 0.0
tvRed Storm
as · 1979 · 0.0
tvOmoi Bashi
as · 1973 · 0.0
movieTales of the Inner Chamber
as · 1968 · 5.0
movieA Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
as · 1967 · 8.0
movieWatashi, chigatteiru kashira
as Katsura's mother · 1966 · 0.0
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Banno Keiko · 1965 · 7.0
movieThe Last Judgment
as · 1965 · 8.3
movieRoadside Stone
as Oren · 1964 · 6.5
movieHot Spring Ghost
as · 1964 · 10.0
movieMr. Giant's Victory Flag
as · 1964 · 8.0
tvAkō Rōshi
as · 1964 · 7.5