Chikage Awashima
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.
Acting
Movie
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Tôfuku Kin
1959
Movie
Early Summer
as Aya Tamura
1951
Movie
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Aya Amamiya
1952
Movie
Early Spring
as Masako Sugiyama
1956
Movie
Secret of Naruto
1957
Movie
Girls of the Night
as Nogami
1961
Movie
The Friends
as Yayoi Koko
1994
Movie
Summer Clouds
as Yae
1958
Movie
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Chidori
1952
Movie
Haru's Journey
as Shigeko Ichikawa
2010
Movie
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Riku Ôishi
1958
Movie
The Other Woman
as Ayako Kouno
1961
Movie
I Lived, But...
as Self
1983
Movie
Children of Nagasaki
1983
Movie
The Good Fairy
as Itsuko
1951
Movie
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Movie
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
Movie
Marital Relations
as Choko
1955
Movie
Yellow Crow
as Machiko Yoshida
1957
Movie
Metamorphosis
1986
Movie
Runway to Hell
as Ogin
1960
Movie
The Master Spearman
as Sakon Murayama
1960
Movie
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
Movie
Doctor's Day Off
1952