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Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

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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ACTING

An Urban Affair (1961)
An Urban Affair (1961)
Early Spring (1956)
Early Spring (1956)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
The King (1962)
The King (1962)
The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)
The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)
Aru kankei (1962)
Aru kankei (1962)
Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night (1960)
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night (1960)
Tatsu (1962)
Tatsu (1962)
Shadow of a Flower (1961)
Shadow of a Flower (1961)
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957)
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957)
Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
Ôban (1957)
Ôban (1957)
The Mask and Destiny (1955)
The Mask and Destiny (1955)
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
Haru's Journey (2010)
Haru's Journey (2010)
I Lived, But... (1983)
I Lived, But... (1983)
The Friends (1994)
The Friends (1994)
Summer Clouds (1958)
Summer Clouds (1958)
Flower Shop Curtain (1959)
Flower Shop Curtain (1959)
Children of Nagasaki (1983)
Children of Nagasaki (1983)
The Good Fairy (1951)
The Good Fairy (1951)
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa (1962)
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa (1962)
The Other Woman (1961)
The Other Woman (1961)
Girls of the Night (1961)
Girls of the Night (1961)
Evening Calm (1957)
Evening Calm (1957)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
武蔵と小次郎 (1952)
武蔵と小次郎 (1952)
武蔵と小次郎 (1952)
武蔵と小次郎 (1952)
Hana no shôgai (1953)
Hana no shôgai (1953)
Edo no yubae (1954)
Edo no yubae (1954)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 (1955)
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 (1955)
Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
Aces Wild (1961)
Aces Wild (1961)
Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
Marital Relations (1955)
Marital Relations (1955)
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
Yellow Crow (1957)
Yellow Crow (1957)
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)
Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Doctor's Day Off (1952)
The Further Adventures of Genta (1955)
The Further Adventures of Genta (1955)
Love and the Shop Curtain (1961)
Love and the Shop Curtain (1961)
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi (1956)
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi (1956)
Bridge of Japan (1956)
Bridge of Japan (1956)
Freedom School (1951)
Freedom School (1951)
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1954)
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1954)
Roadside Stone (1964)
Roadside Stone (1964)
Always in My Heart (1953)
Always in My Heart (1953)
Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Firefly Light (1958)
Firefly Light (1958)
Secret of Naruto (1957)
Secret of Naruto (1957)
Furimuita hanayome (1961)
Furimuita hanayome (1961)
An Actor's Revenge (1959)
An Actor's Revenge (1959)
Runway to Hell (1960)
Runway to Hell (1960)
The Master Spearman (1960)
The Master Spearman (1960)
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
The Foster Mother
The Foster Mother
Rascals! Go to Hell (1961)
Rascals! Go to Hell (1961)
Edo Purebreed (1961)
Edo Purebreed (1961)
The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
Four Sisters (1962)
Four Sisters (1962)
Siberian Express 2 (2001)
Siberian Express 2 (2001)
Room for Let (1959)
Room for Let (1959)
The Waves (1952)
The Waves (1952)
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)
Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)
Born in Sin (1962)
Born in Sin (1962)
Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
The Maid Story (1963)
The Maid Story (1963)
Early Summer (1951)
Early Summer (1951)
Dancing Girl (1957)
Dancing Girl (1957)
The Shrikes (1961)
The Shrikes (1961)
Tange Sazen (1952)
Tange Sazen (1952)
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
Pressure of Guilt (1963)
Pressure of Guilt (1963)
Love and Duty (1954)
Love and Duty (1954)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)
Yassamossa (1953)
Yassamossa (1953)
Pilgrimage at Night (1959)
Pilgrimage at Night (1959)
A Woman's Life (1955)
A Woman's Life (1955)
Crazy Uproar (1950)
Crazy Uproar (1950)
Restoration Fire (1961)
Restoration Fire (1961)
Image of a Mother (1959)
Image of a Mother (1959)
Metamorphosis (1986)
Metamorphosis (1986)
Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)
Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)
Chushingura (1954)
Chushingura (1954)
The Last Judgment (1965)
The Last Judgment (1965)
Zangiku monogatari (1956)
Zangiku monogatari (1956)
Until the Lights Come Back (2005)
Until the Lights Come Back (2005)
Beauty of Life (1951)
Beauty of Life (1951)
A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)
Ganpeki (1953)
Ganpeki (1953)
Merry Migratory Birds (1952)
Merry Migratory Birds (1952)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot (1963)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot (1963)
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station (1967)
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station (1967)
Hot Spring Ghost (1964)
Hot Spring Ghost (1964)
Going West: to the West (1997)
Going West: to the West (1997)
Hometown (1999)
Hometown (1999)
The Brass General (1960)
The Brass General (1960)
Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)
Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)
Bringing Up Husbands (1959)
Bringing Up Husbands (1959)
Rakuten fujin (1956)
Rakuten fujin (1956)
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
The Diplomat's Mansion (1961)
The Diplomat's Mansion (1961)
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made (1955)
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made (1955)
Every Day That New Life (1955)
Every Day That New Life (1955)
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku (1957)
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku (1957)
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
A Woman's Skin (1957)
A Woman's Skin (1957)
Akō Rōshi (1964)
Akō Rōshi (1964)
Life of a Flower (1963)
Life of a Flower (1963)
Red Storm (1979)
Red Storm (1979)
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho (1982)
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho (1982)
Omoi Bashi (1973)
Omoi Bashi (1973)
Imo Tako Nankin (2006)
Imo Tako Nankin (2006)
Haru yo koi (1994)
Haru yo koi (1994)
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル　母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀 (1985)
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル　母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀 (1985)