Chikage Awashima
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1924
- Died
- February 16, 2012
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Foster Mother TBA
Actor
Haru's Journey 2010
as Shigeko Ichikawa
Until the Lights Come Back 2005
Actor
Siberian Express 2 2001
as Utako Ieiri
Hometown 1999
Actor
Going West: to the West 1997
as Ryu Sakuma:
The Friends 1994
as Yayoi Koko
Metamorphosis 1986
Actor
I Lived, But... 1983
as Self
Children of Nagasaki 1983
Actor
Tales of the Inner Chamber 1968
Actor
Volcano of Station Front Plaza 1968
Actor
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station 1967
Actor
Exploration in Front of the Station 1967
Actor
Mahjong Madness 1967
Actor
How to Win a Race 1966
Actor
Big Wind at the Spa 1966
Actor
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira 1966
as Katsura's mother
Masseur War Story 1965
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University 1965
as Banno Keiko
Finances in Front of the Train Station 1965
Actor
You Can If You Try 1965
Actor
The Last Judgment 1965
Actor
Hospital in Front of the Train Station 1965
Actor
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station 1964
Actor
Mumu Dance 1964
Actor
Roadside Stone 1964
as Oren
Hot Spring Ghost 1964
Actor
Comedy: Cheerful Widow 1964
Actor
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag 1964
Actor
New Marital Relations 1963
Actor
The Maid Story 1963
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot 1963
Actor
The Life of Rikisha-Man 1963
Actor
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai 1963
as Kakie Goi
Pressure of Guilt 1963
Actor
Devices Stronger Than Women 1963
as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant 1962
Actor
Born in Sin 1962
Actor
The King 1962
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen 1962
Actor
Four Sisters 1962
as Kikuno Katagiri
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa 1962
Actor
Tatsu 1962
as Umeko the Madam
Hagure kigeki mandara 1962
Actor
Aru kankei 1962
Actor
Rascals! Go to Hell 1961
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox 1961
as Keiko
Shadow of a Flower 1961
Actor
The Diplomat's Mansion 1961
as Senko Oumi, Madam
Restoration Fire 1961
as Ofusa
Mama o uchi ga moeteru no 1961
Actor
- Furimuita hanayome
Furimuita hanayome 1961
as Madame Renko
Girls of the Night 1961
as Nogami
A Good Man, A Good Day 1961
Actor
An Urban Affair 1961
as Tamayo Komatsubara
The Other Woman 1961
as Ayako Kouno
Love and the Shop Curtain 1961
Actor
The Shrikes 1961
Actor
Edo Purebreed 1961
Actor
Aces Wild 1961
Actor
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night 1960
as Natsuo Narumi
The Brass General 1960
as Maki
Honno-Ji in Flames 1960
as Kitsuki
The Master Spearman 1960
as Sakon Murayama
Runway to Hell 1960
as Ogin
The Curio Master 1960
Actor
The Five Jolly Thieves 1960
Actor
An Actor's Revenge 1959
Actor
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman 1959
Actor
Pilgrimage at Night 1959
as Oei
Room for Let 1959
as Yukiko
Bringing Up Husbands 1959
Actor
Image of a Mother 1959
as Sonoko Takada
Flower Shop Curtain 1959
as Taka Kawashima
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959
as Tôfuku Kin
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion 1958
as Yoshino
Summer Clouds 1958
as Yae
The Hotelman's Holiday 1958
as Otatsu
Oban kanketsu hen 1958
as Omaki
The Loyal 47 Ronin 1958
as Riku Ôishi
Firefly Light 1958
as Tose
Makeraremasen katsumadewa 1958
Actor
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen 1957
as Omaki
The Unbalanced Wheel 1957
Actor
Secret of Naruto 1957
Actor
Hadaka no Machi 1957
Actor
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen 1957
as Omaki
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku 1957
Actor
A Woman's Skin 1957
Actor
- Evening Calm
Evening Calm 1957
Actor
Ôban 1957
as Omaki
Yellow Crow 1957
as Machiko Yoshida
Dancing Girl 1957
as Hanae Hanamura
New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune 1956
Actor
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji 1956
Actor
Bridge of Japan 1956
as Otaka Inaba
- Studio wa ōsawagi
Studio wa ōsawagi 1956
Actor
- Rakuten fujin
Rakuten fujin 1956
as Midori Sakaguchi
Zangiku monogatari 1956
as Otoku
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi 1956
Actor
Early Spring 1956
as Masako Sugiyama
Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple 1956
Actor
Ejima and Ikushima 1955
as 絵島
Every Day That New Life 1955
Actor
Marital Relations 1955
as Choko
- The Mask and Destiny
The Mask and Destiny 1955
Actor
The Further Adventures of Genta 1955
Actor
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made 1955
Actor
A Woman's Life 1955
as Nobuko Miki
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 1955
as お藤
Chushingura 1954
Actor
Edo no yubae 1954
as 芸者おりき
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow 1954
Actor
Always in My Heart Part 3 1954
Actor
Love and Duty 1954
Actor
Always in My Heart Part 2 1953
Actor
An Inlet of Muddy Water 1953
Actor
Hana no shôgai 1953
as 村山たか女
Always in My Heart 1953
Actor
Ganpeki 1953
Actor
Yassamossa 1953
Actor
Carmen's Innocent Love 1952
as Chidori
武蔵と小次郎 1952
as 照世, as 八雲太夫
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice 1952
as Aya Amamiya
Tange Sazen 1952
Actor
The Waves 1952
Actor
Doctor's Day Off 1952
Actor
Merry Migratory Birds 1952
Actor
Beauty of Life 1951
Actor
Early Summer 1951
as Aya Tamura
Freedom School 1951
Actor
The Good Fairy 1951
as Itsuko
- The Actress and the Detective
The Actress and the Detective 1950
Actor
Crazy Uproar 1950
Actor
Credits from TMDB.