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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1924-02-24 · Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 2012-02-16
Known for
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — Tôfuku Kin
- Early Summer (1951) — Aya Tamura
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) — Aya Amamiya
- Early Spring (1956) — Masako Sugiyama
- Girls of the Night (1961) — Nogami
- The Friends (1994) — Yayoi Koko
- Secret of Naruto (1957)
- Summer Clouds (1958) — Yae
- Carmen's Innocent Love (1952) — Chidori
- Haru's Journey (2010) — Shigeko Ichikawa
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) — Riku Ôishi
- The Other Woman (1961) — Ayako Kouno
- I Lived, But... (1983) — Self
- Children of Nagasaki (1983)
- The Good Fairy (1951) — Itsuko
- An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)