Chikage Awashima
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday24 February 1924
Died16 February 2012 (age 87)
Place of birthTokyo, Japan
Known credits142
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 R…
Haru's Journey
2010 · Shigeko Ichikawa
Imo Tako Nankin
2006 · 花岡ウメ
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
Siberian Express 2
2001 · Utako Ieiri
Hometown
1999
Going West: to the West
1997 · Ryu Sakuma:
Haru yo koi
1994 · 水川コウ
The Friends
1994 · Yayoi Koko
Metamorphosis
1986
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
1985
I Lived, But...
1983 · Self
Children of Nagasaki
1983
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
1982
Red Storm
1979
Omoi Bashi
1973
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 · Katsura's mother
Masseur War Story
1965
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965 · Banno Keiko
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 · Oren
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Akō Rōshi
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 · Kakie Goi
Life of a Flower
1963 · Murayama Taka
Pressure of Guilt
1963
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963 · Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
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
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