Chikage Awashima

Known for ActingBorn 1924-02-24Died 2012-02-16Tokyo, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Imo Tako Nankin

Hot Spring Ghost

The Maid Story

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

Flower Shop Curtain

Tange Sazen

Beauty of Life

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

Born in Sin

Edo Purebreed

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

Firefly Light

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

The Hotelman's Holiday

Ôban

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Evening Calm

Crazy Uproar

Image of a Mother

The Last Judgment

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

The Life of Rikisha-Man

The King

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

Aces Wild

The Diplomat's Mansion

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Dancing Girl

Yassamossa

Early Summer

Bridge of Japan

Summer Clouds

Akō Rōshi

Pressure of Guilt

The Friends

Early Spring

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

Life of a Flower

Hagure kigeki mandara

Tatsu

An Urban Affair

Shadow of a Flower

Restoration Fire