Acting · Tokyo, Japan · Born February 24, 1924
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.
MovieHaru's Journey
2010
as Shigeko Ichikawa
TVImo Tako Nankin
2006
as 花岡ウメ
MovieUntil the Lights Come Back
2005
MovieSiberian Express 2
2001
as Utako Ieiri
MovieHometown
1999
MovieGoing West: to the West
1997
as Ryu Sakuma:
TVHaru yo koi
1994
as 水川コウ
MovieThe Friends
1994
as Yayoi Koko
MovieMetamorphosis
1986
TV長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀
1985
MovieI Lived, But...
1983
as Self
MovieChildren of Nagasaki
1983
TVMatsudaira Ukon Jikencho
1982
TVRed Storm
1979
TVOmoi Bashi
1973
MovieTales of the Inner Chamber
1968
MovieA Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
MovieWatashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
as Katsura's mother
MovieA Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
as Banno Keiko
MovieThe Last Judgment
1965
MovieRoadside Stone
1964
as Oren
MovieHot Spring Ghost
1964
MovieMr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
TVAkō Rōshi
1964
MovieThe Maid Story
1963
MovieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
MovieThe Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
MovieKigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
as Kakie Goi
TVLife of a Flower
1963
as Murayama Taka
MoviePressure of Guilt
1963
MovieDevices Stronger Than Women
1963
as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
MovieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
MovieThe King
1962
MovieBorn in Sin
1962
MovieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
MovieFour Sisters
1962
as Kikuno Katagiri
MovieOtoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962
MovieTatsu
1962
as Umeko the Madam
MovieHagure kigeki mandara
1962
MovieAru kankei
1962
MovieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
as Keiko
MovieRascals! Go to Hell
1961
MovieShadow of a Flower
1961
MovieThe Diplomat's Mansion
1961
as Senko Oumi, Madam
MovieRestoration Fire
1961
as Ofusa
Furimuita hanayome
1961
as Madame Renko
MovieGirls of the Night
1961
as Nogami
MovieAn Urban Affair
1961
as Tamayo Komatsubara
MovieA Good Man, A Good Day
1961
MovieThe Other Woman
1961
as Ayako Kouno
MovieLove and the Shop Curtain
1961
MovieThe Shrikes
1961
MovieEdo Purebreed
1961
MovieAces Wild
1961
MovieThe Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960
as Natsuo Narumi
MovieThe Brass General
1960
as Maki
MovieHonno-Ji in Flames
1960
as Kitsuki
MovieThe Master Spearman
1960
as Sakon Murayama
MovieRunway to Hell
1960
as Ogin
MovieAn Actor's Revenge
1959
MovieUtamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
MoviePilgrimage at Night
1959
MovieRoom for Let
1959
as Yukiko
MovieBringing Up Husbands
1959
MovieImage of a Mother
1959
as Sonoko Takada
MovieFlower Shop Curtain
1959
as Taka Kawashima
MovieThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Tôfuku Kin
MovieNichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Yoshino
MovieSummer Clouds
1958
as Yae
MovieThe Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Otatsu
MovieOban kanketsu hen
1958
as Omaki
MovieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Riku Ôishi
MovieFirefly Light
1958
as Tose
MovieMakeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
MovieZokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Omaki
MovieThe Unbalanced Wheel
1957
MovieSecret of Naruto
1957
MovieHadaka no Machi
1957
MovieZoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Omaki
MovieKarada no naka o kaze ga fuku
1957
MovieA Woman's Skin
1957
Evening Calm
1957
MovieÔban
1957
as Omaki
MovieYellow Crow
1957
as Machiko Yoshida
MovieDancing Girl
1957
as Hanae Hanamura
MovieThe Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
MovieBridge of Japan
1956
as Otaka Inaba
Rakuten fujin
1956
as Midori Sakaguchi
MovieZangiku monogatari
1956
as Otoku
MovieMa no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi
1956
MovieEarly Spring
1956
as Masako Sugiyama
MovieEjima and Ikushima
1955
as 絵島
MovieEvery Day That New Life
1955
MovieMarital Relations
1955
as Choko
The Mask and Destiny
1955
MovieThe Further Adventures of Genta
1955
MovieKokoro ni hana no saku hi made
1955
MovieA Woman's Life
1955
as Nobuko Miki
Movie八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
1955
as お藤
MovieChushingura
1954
MovieEdo no yubae
1954
as 芸者おりき
MovieBetween Yesterday and Tomorrow
1954
MovieAlways in My Heart Part 3
1954
MovieLove and Duty
1954
MovieAlways in My Heart Part 2
1953
MovieAn Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
MovieHana no shôgai
1953
as 村山たか女
MovieAlways in My Heart
1953
MovieGanpeki
1953
MovieYassamossa
1953
MovieCarmen's Innocent Love
1952
as Chidori
Movie武蔵と小次郎
1952
as 八雲太夫
MovieThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Aya Amamiya
MovieTange Sazen
1952
MovieThe Waves
1952
MovieDoctor's Day Off
1952
MovieMerry Migratory Birds
1952
MovieBeauty of Life
1951
MovieEarly Summer
1951
as Aya Tamura
MovieFreedom School
1951
MovieThe Good Fairy
1951
as Itsuko
The Actress and the Detective
1950
MovieCrazy Uproar
1950
MovieThe Foster Mother
