Chikage Awashima
Acting
Born February 24, 1924 · Tokyo, Japan
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 R…
Known For · 40 titles
Haru yo koi
Imo Tako Nankin
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
Akō Rōshi
Life of a Flower
Omoi Bashi
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Shrikes
Room for Let
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Hadaka no Machi
Crazy Uproar
The Actress and the Detective
Runway to Hell
Metamorphosis
Roadside Stone
Early Spring
Dancing Girl
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Early Summer
The Friends
Ejima and Ikushima
The Last Judgment
Love and Duty
Red Storm
Girls of the Night
The Good Fairy
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku
Summer Clouds
Evening Calm
Every Day That New Life
Rakuten fujin
The Diplomat's Mansion
Haru's Journey
A Woman's Skin
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Oban kanketsu hen
Bridge of Japan