
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
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Imo Tako Nankin
2006 · Series
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Hot Spring Ghost
1964 · Movie
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The Maid Story
1963 · Movie
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962 · Movie
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Flower Shop Curtain
1959 · Movie
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Tange Sazen
1952 · Movie
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Beauty of Life
1951 · Movie
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Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963 · Movie
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Born in Sin
1962 · Movie
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Edo Purebreed
1961 · Movie
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Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959 · Movie
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Firefly Light
1958 · Movie
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Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958 · Movie
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The Hotelman's Holiday
1958 · Movie
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Ôban
1957 · Movie
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Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 · Movie
Evening Calm
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Evening Calm
1957 · Movie
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Crazy Uproar
1950 · Movie
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Image of a Mother
1959 · Movie
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The Last Judgment
1965 · Movie
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Movie
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A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967 · Movie
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Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964 · Movie
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The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963 · Movie
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The King
1962 · Movie
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962 · Movie
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961 · Movie
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Aces Wild
1961 · Movie
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The Diplomat's Mansion
1961 · Movie
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Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 · Movie
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Dancing Girl
1957 · Movie
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Yassamossa
1953 · Movie
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Early Summer
1951 · Movie
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Bridge of Japan
1956 · Movie
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Summer Clouds
1958 · Movie
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Akō Rōshi
1964 · Series
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Pressure of Guilt
1963 · Movie
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The Friends
1994 · Movie
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Early Spring
1956 · Movie
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · Movie
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965 · Movie
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963 · Movie
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Life of a Flower
1963 · Series
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Hagure kigeki mandara
1962 · Movie
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Tatsu
1962 · Movie
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An Urban Affair
1961 · Movie
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Shadow of a Flower
1961 · Movie
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Restoration Fire
1961 · Movie