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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.
The roles that explain the career.
24 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Haru's Journey | Shigeko Ichikawa | Film |
| 2005 | Until the Lights Come Back | Film | |
| 1999 | Hometown | Film | |
| 1994 | The Friends | Yayoi Koko | Film |
| 1983 | Children of Nagasaki | Film | |
| 1983 | I Lived, But... | Self | Film |
| 1968 | Tales of the Inner Chamber | Film | |
| 1965 | The Last Judgment | Film | |
| 1963 | Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai | Kakie Goi | Film |
| 1961 | Shadow of a Flower | Film | |
| 1959 | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love | Tôfuku Kin | Film |
| 1958 | Summer Clouds | Yae | Film |
| 1957 | A Woman's Skin | Film | |
| 1957 | The Unbalanced Wheel | Film | |
| 1957 | Yellow Crow | Machiko Yoshida | Film |
| 1956 | Zangiku monogatari | Otoku | Film |
| 1956 | Early Spring | Masako Sugiyama | Film |
| 1953 | An Inlet of Muddy Water | Film | |
| 1952 | The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice | Aya Amamiya | Film |
| 1952 | Tange Sazen | Film | |
| 1952 | The Waves | Film | |
| 1952 | Carmen's Innocent Love | Chidori | Film |
| 1951 | Early Summer | Aya Tamura | Film |
| 1951 | The Good Fairy | Itsuko | Film |
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