Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1924-02-24
Day of Death
2012-02-16
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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 (114)
Haru's Journey
2010
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
Siberian Express 2
2001
Hometown
1999
Going West: to the West
1997
The Friends
1994
Metamorphosis
1986
I Lived, But...
1983
Children of Nagasaki
1983
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
The Last Judgment
1965
