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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Haru's Journey
Character:Shigeko Ichikawa
Release Date:22/05/2010
Until the Lights Come Back
Character:
Release Date:19/11/2005
Siberian Express 2
Character:Utako Ieiri
Release Date:13/01/2001
Hometown
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Release Date:10/04/1999
Going West: to the West
Character:Ryu Sakuma:
Release Date:18/10/1997
The Friends
Character:Yayoi Koko
Release Date:12/03/1994
Metamorphosis
Character:
Release Date:10/10/1986
I Lived, But...
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/1983
Children of Nagasaki
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Release Date:16/09/1983
Tales of the Inner Chamber
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Release Date:16/11/1968
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
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Release Date:18/11/1967
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
Character:Katsura's mother
Release Date:29/07/1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Character:Banno Keiko
Release Date:31/10/1965
The Last Judgment
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Release Date:16/05/1965
Roadside Stone
Character:Oren
Release Date:14/06/1964
Hot Spring Ghost
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Release Date:11/06/1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
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Release Date:12/02/1964
The Maid Story
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Release Date:16/06/1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
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Release Date:13/06/1963
The Life of Rikisha-Man
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Release Date:28/04/1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Character:Kakie Goi
Release Date:10/04/1963
Pressure of Guilt
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Release Date:17/02/1963
Devices Stronger Than Women
Character:Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
Release Date:15/01/1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
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Release Date:23/12/1962
The King
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Release Date:23/11/1962
Born in Sin
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Release Date:23/11/1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
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Release Date:29/07/1962
Four Sisters
Character:Kikuno Katagiri
Release Date:01/07/1962
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
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Release Date:24/06/1962
Home-Brewed Tatsu
Character:Umeko the Madam
Release Date:29/04/1962
Hagure kigeki mandara
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Release Date:24/02/1962
Aru kankei
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Release Date:21/01/1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Character:Keiko
Release Date:24/12/1961
Rascals! Go to Hell
Character:
Release Date:24/12/1961
Kaei
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Release Date:09/12/1961
Restoration Fire
Character:Ofusa
Release Date:14/10/1961
Furimuita hanayome
Character:Madame Renko
Release Date:16/09/1961
Girls of the Night
Character:Nogami
Release Date:04/09/1961
An Urban Affair
Character:Tamayo Komatsubara
Release Date:13/08/1961
A Good Man, A Good Day
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Release Date:13/08/1961
The Other Woman
Character:Ayako Kouno
Release Date:30/05/1961
Love and the Shop Curtain
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Release Date:28/04/1961
The Shrikes
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Release Date:01/03/1961
Edo Purebreed
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Release Date:07/02/1961
Aces Wild
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Release Date:09/01/1961
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
Character:Natsuo Narumi
Release Date:20/11/1960
The Brass General
Character:Maki
Release Date:13/09/1960
Honno-Ji in Flames
Character:Kitsuki
Release Date:11/09/1960
The Master Spearman
Character:Sakon Murayama
Release Date:15/05/1960
Runway to Hell
Character:Ogin
Release Date:03/05/1960
An Actor's Revenge
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Release Date:25/12/1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
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Release Date:11/10/1959
Pilgrimage at Night
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Release Date:20/09/1959
Room for Let
Character:Yukiko
Release Date:02/06/1959
Bringing Up Husbands
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Release Date:19/05/1959
Image of a Mother
Character:Sonoko Takada
Release Date:04/03/1959
Flower Shop Curtain
Character:Taka Kawashima
Release Date:27/01/1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Character:Tôfuku Kin
Release Date:15/01/1959
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Character:Yoshino
Release Date:01/10/1958
Summer Clouds
Character:Yae
Release Date:02/09/1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
Character:Otatsu
Release Date:12/07/1958
Oban kanketsu hen
Character:Omaki
Release Date:01/07/1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Character:Riku Ôishi
Release Date:01/04/1958
Firefly Light
Character:Tose
Release Date:18/03/1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
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Release Date:09/01/1958
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Character:Omaki
Release Date:17/12/1957
The Unbalanced Wheel
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Release Date:26/11/1957
Secret of Naruto
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Release Date:29/09/1957
Hadaka no Machi
Character:
Release Date:23/07/1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Character:Omaki
Release Date:19/07/1957
Evening Calm
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1957
Ôban
Character:Omaki
Release Date:05/03/1957
Yellow Crow
Character:Machiko Yoshida
Release Date:27/02/1957
Dancing Girl
Character:Hanae Hanamura
Release Date:12/02/1957
Bridge of Japan
Character:Otaka Inaba
Release Date:01/10/1956
Rakuten fujin
Character:Midori Sakaguchi
Release Date:15/06/1956
Zangiku monogatari
Character:Otoku
Release Date:23/04/1956
春のみづうみ
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Release Date:11/03/1956
Early Spring
Character:Masako Sugiyama
Release Date:29/01/1956
Ejima and Ikushima
Character:絵島
Release Date:30/10/1955
Marital Relations
Character:Choko
Release Date:13/09/1955
The Mask and Destiny
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Release Date:13/07/1955
The Further Adventures of Genta
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Release Date:07/06/1955
A Woman's Life
Character:Nobuko Miki
Release Date:29/01/1955
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
Character:お藤
Release Date:09/01/1955
Chushingura
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Release Date:17/10/1954
Edo no yubae
Character:芸者おりき
Release Date:01/09/1954
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
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Release Date:15/06/1954
Always in My Heart Part 3
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Release Date:27/04/1954
Love and Duty
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Release Date:24/03/1954
Always in My Heart Part 2
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Release Date:01/12/1953
An Inlet of Muddy Water
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Release Date:23/11/1953
Hana no shôgai
Character:村山たか女
Release Date:14/10/1953
Always in My Heart
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Release Date:15/09/1953
Ganpeki
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Release Date:22/04/1953
Yassamossa
Character:
Release Date:25/02/1953
Carmen's Innocent Love
Character:Chidori
Release Date:13/11/1952
武蔵と小次郎
Character:照世
Release Date:15/10/1952
武蔵と小次郎
Character:八雲太夫
Release Date:15/10/1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Character:Aya Amamiya
Release Date:01/10/1952
Tange Sazen
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Release Date:14/08/1952
The Waves
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Release Date:03/04/1952
Doctor's Day Off
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Release Date:01/04/1952
Merry Migratory Birds
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Release Date:03/01/1952
Beauty of Life
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Release Date:07/12/1951
Early Summer
Character:Aya Tamura
Release Date:03/10/1951
Freedom School
Character:
Release Date:05/05/1951
The Good Fairy
Character:Itsuko
Release Date:17/02/1951
Crazy Uproar
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Release Date:23/07/1950
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