Chikage Awashima
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 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.
Filmography
Haru's Journey
2010
as Shigeko Ichikawa
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
Siberian Express 2
2001
as Utako Ieiri
Hometown
1999
Going West: to the West
1997
as Ryu Sakuma:
The Friends
1994
as Yayoi Koko
Metamorphosis
1986
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Children of Nagasaki
1983
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
1968
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Exploration in Front of the Station
1967
Mahjong Madness
1967
How to Win a Race
1966
Big Wind at the Spa
1966
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
as Katsura's mother
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
as Banno Keiko
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
You Can If You Try
1965
The Last Judgment
1965
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
1965
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
1964
Mumu Dance
1964