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 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
Cast Credits
Haru's Journey
Character: Shigeko Ichikawa
MOVIE • 2010
Imo Tako Nankin
Character: 花岡ウメ
TV • 2006
Until the Lights Come Back
Character:
MOVIE • 2005
Siberian Express 2
Character: Utako Ieiri
MOVIE • 2001
Hometown
Character:
MOVIE • 1999
Going West: to the West
Character: Ryu Sakuma:
MOVIE • 1997
Haru yo koi
Character: 水川コウ
TV • 1994
The Friends
Character: Yayoi Koko
MOVIE • 1994
Metamorphosis
Character:
MOVIE • 1986
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
Character:
TV • 1985
I Lived, But...
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1983
Children of Nagasaki
Character:
MOVIE • 1983
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
Character:
TV • 1982
Red Storm
Character:
TV • 1979
Omoi Bashi
Character:
TV • 1973
Tales of the Inner Chamber
Character:
MOVIE • 1968
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
Character:
MOVIE • 1967
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
Character: Katsura's mother
MOVIE • 1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Character: Banno Keiko
MOVIE • 1965
The Last Judgment
Character:
MOVIE • 1965