Chikage Awashima
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Haru's Journey
2010
Imo Tako Nankin
2006
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
Siberian Express 2
2001
Hometown
1999
Going West: to the West
1997
Haru yo koi
1994
The Friends
1994
Metamorphosis
1986
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
1985
Children of Nagasaki
1983
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
1982
Red Storm
1979
Omoi Bashi
1973
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
The Last Judgment
1965
Roadside Stone
1964
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Akō Rōshi
1964
The Maid Story
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
Life of a Flower
1963
Pressure of Guilt
1963
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
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
Four Sisters
1962
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962
Tatsu
1962
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
Aru kankei
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
Rascals! Go to Hell
1961
Shadow of a Flower
1961
The Diplomat's Mansion
1961
Restoration Fire
1961
Furimuita hanayome
Furimuita hanayome
1961
Girls of the Night
1961
An Urban Affair
1961
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
The Other Woman
1961
Love and the Shop Curtain
1961
The Shrikes
1961
Edo Purebreed
1961
Aces Wild
1961
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960
The Brass General
1960
Honno-Ji in Flames
1960
The Master Spearman
1960
Runway to Hell
1960
An Actor's Revenge
1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Room for Let
1959
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
Image of a Mother
1959
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
Summer Clouds
1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
Firefly Light
1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Secret of Naruto
1957
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku
1957
Evening Calm
Evening Calm
1957