Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

Actor Feb 24 (died age 87) Tokyo, Japan 1950–2010 (60 year career)

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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 Yasu…

Known For

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Tôfuku Kin

Early Summer

Early Summer

Aya Tamura

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Aya Amamiya

Early Spring

Early Spring

Masako Sugiyama

The Friends

The Friends

Yayoi Koko

Secret of Naruto

Secret of Naruto

Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

Nogami

Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

Yae

Filmography

Acting (140)

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Movies (132)

Haru's Journey

Haru's Journey

as Shigeko Ichikawa

Until the Lights Come Back

Until the Lights Come Back

Siberian Express 2

Siberian Express 2

as Utako Ieiri

Hometown

Hometown

Going West: to the West

Going West: to the West

as Ryu Sakuma:

The Friends

The Friends

as Yayoi Koko

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

as Self

Children of Nagasaki

Children of Nagasaki

Tales of the Inner Chamber

Tales of the Inner Chamber

Volcano of Station Front Plaza

Volcano of Station Front Plaza

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

Mahjong Madness

Mahjong Madness

Exploration in Front of the Station

Exploration in Front of the Station

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

as Katsura's mother

How to Win a Race

How to Win a Race

Big Wind at the Spa

Big Wind at the Spa

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

Hospital in Front of the Train Station

Hospital in Front of the Train Station

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

as Banno Keiko

Finances in Front of the Train Station

Finances in Front of the Train Station

You Can If You Try

You Can If You Try

Masseur War Story

Masseur War Story

Roadside Stone

Roadside Stone

as Oren

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Hot Spring Ghost

Hot Spring Ghost

Comedy: Cheerful Widow

Comedy: Cheerful Widow

Mumu Dance

Mumu Dance

Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station

Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

The Life of Rikisha-Man

The Life of Rikisha-Man

Pressure of Guilt

Pressure of Guilt

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

as Kakie Goi

Devices Stronger Than Women

Devices Stronger Than Women

as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)

The Maid Story

The Maid Story

New Marital Relations

New Marital Relations

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

Tatsu

Tatsu

as Umeko the Madam

Born in Sin

Born in Sin

Hagure kigeki mandara

Hagure kigeki mandara

The King

The King

Aru kankei

Aru kankei

Four Sisters

Four Sisters

as Kikuno Katagiri

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

The Shrikes

The Shrikes

Edo Purebreed

Edo Purebreed

Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

as Nogami

A Good Man, A Good Day

A Good Man, A Good Day

Rascals! Go to Hell

Rascals! Go to Hell

Furimuita hanayome

as Madame Renko

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

as Ayako Kouno

Aces Wild

Aces Wild

Restoration Fire

Restoration Fire

as Ofusa

Shadow of a Flower

Shadow of a Flower

An Urban Affair

An Urban Affair

as Tamayo Komatsubara

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

as Keiko

Love and the Shop Curtain

Love and the Shop Curtain

The Human Condition

The Human Condition

as Tôfuku Kin

The Diplomat's Mansion

The Diplomat's Mansion

as Senko Oumi, Madam

Runway to Hell

Runway to Hell

as Ogin

The Master Spearman

The Master Spearman

as Sakon Murayama

Honno-Ji in Flames

Honno-Ji in Flames

as Kitsuki

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

as Natsuo Narumi

The Brass General

The Brass General

as Maki

The Curio Master

The Curio Master

The Five Jolly Thieves

The Five Jolly Thieves

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

as Tôfuku Kin

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

Flower Shop Curtain

Flower Shop Curtain

as Taka Kawashima

Room for Let

Room for Let

as Yukiko

Pilgrimage at Night

Pilgrimage at Night

Image of a Mother

Image of a Mother

as Sonoko Takada

An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

Bringing Up Husbands

Bringing Up Husbands

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

as Riku Ôishi

Oban kanketsu hen

Oban kanketsu hen

as Omaki

Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

as Yae

Firefly Light

Firefly Light

as Tose

The Hotelman's Holiday

The Hotelman's Holiday

as Otatsu

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

as Yoshino

Hadaka no Machi

Hadaka no Machi

Ôban

Ôban

as Omaki

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

as Omaki

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

as Hanae Hanamura

Yellow Crow

Yellow Crow

as Machiko Yoshida

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

as Omaki

Secret of Naruto

Secret of Naruto

The Unbalanced Wheel

The Unbalanced Wheel

Evening Calm

A Woman's Skin

A Woman's Skin

Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku

Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku

Early Spring

Early Spring

as Masako Sugiyama

Zangiku monogatari

Zangiku monogatari

as Otoku

Rakuten fujin

as Midori Sakaguchi

Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi

Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi

Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan

as Otaka Inaba

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune

New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune

A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

as Nobuko Miki

The Further Adventures of Genta

The Further Adventures of Genta

Marital Relations

Marital Relations

as Choko

八州遊侠伝白鷺三味線

八州遊侠伝白鷺三味線

as お藤

Ejima and Ikushima

Ejima and Ikushima

as 絵島

The Mask and Destiny

Every Day That New Life

Every Day That New Life

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

Always in My Heart Part 3

Always in My Heart Part 3

Edo no yubae

Edo no yubae

as 芸者おりき

Chushingura

Chushingura

Love and Duty

Love and Duty

Always in My Heart

Always in My Heart

Always in My Heart Part 2

Always in My Heart Part 2

Ganpeki

Ganpeki

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

Yassamossa

Yassamossa

Hana no shôgai

Hana no shôgai

as 村山たか女

Merry Migratory Birds

Merry Migratory Birds

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

as Aya Amamiya

Carmen's Innocent Love

Carmen's Innocent Love

as Chidori

武蔵と小次郎

武蔵と小次郎

as 八雲太夫

The Waves

The Waves

Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen

Doctor's Day Off

Doctor's Day Off

Early Summer

Early Summer

as Aya Tamura

Beauty of Life

Beauty of Life

Freedom School

Freedom School

The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

as Itsuko

Crazy Uproar

Crazy Uproar

The Foster Mother

The Foster Mother

Television (8)

Imo Tako Nankin

Imo Tako Nankin

as 花岡ウメ

Haru yo koi

Haru yo koi

as 水川コウ

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル　母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル　母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀

Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

Red Storm

Red Storm

Omoi Bashi

Omoi Bashi

Akō Rōshi

Akō Rōshi

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

as Murayama Taka