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Chikage Awashima

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Chikage Awashima

Born February 24, 1924 in Tokyo, JapanDied February 16, 2012134 films

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.

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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.

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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love posterFirst watchThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love19598.1as Tôfuku KinAfter handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption…View film

Essential films

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Early Summer poster7.8Early Summer1951The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice poster7.5The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952Early Spring poster7.5Early Spring1956

Filmography

134 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Foster Mother
  2. 2010Haru's JourneyShigeko Ichikawa
  3. 2005Until the Lights Come Back
  4. 2001Siberian Express 2Utako Ieiri
  5. 1999Hometown
  6. 1997Going West: to the WestRyu Sakuma:
  7. 1994The FriendsYayoi Koko
  8. 1986Metamorphosis
  9. 1983Children of Nagasaki
  10. 1968Tales of the Inner Chamber
  11. 1968Volcano of Station Front Plaza
  12. 1967A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
  13. 1967Exploration in Front of the Station
  14. 1967Mahjong Madness
  15. 1966How to Win a Race
  16. 1966Big Wind at the Spa
  17. 1966Watashi, chigatteiru kashiraKatsura's mother
  18. 1965Masseur War Story
  19. 1965A Comedy in Front of the Station: UniversityBanno Keiko
  20. 1965Finances in Front of the Train Station
  21. 1965You Can If You Try
  22. 1965The Last Judgment
  23. 1965Hospital in Front of the Train Station
  24. 1964Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
  25. 1964Mumu Dance
  26. 1964Roadside StoneOren
  27. 1964Hot Spring Ghost
  28. 1964Comedy: Cheerful Widow
  29. 1964Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
  30. 1963New Marital Relations
  31. 1963The Maid Story
  32. 1963A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
  33. 1963The Life of Rikisha-Man
  34. 1963Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidaiKakie Goi
  35. 1963Pressure of Guilt
  36. 1963Devices Stronger Than WomenYasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
  37. 1962A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
  38. 1962The King
  39. 1962Born in Sin
  40. 1962A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
  41. 1962Four SistersKikuno Katagiri
  42. 1962Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
  43. 1962TatsuUmeko the Madam
  44. 1962Hagure kigeki mandara
  45. 1962Aru kankei
  46. 1961A Comedy in Front of the Station: LunchboxKeiko
  47. 1961Rascals! Go to Hell
  48. 1961Shadow of a Flower
  49. 1961The Diplomat's MansionSenko Oumi, Madam
  50. 1961Restoration FireOfusa
  51. 1961Mama o uchi ga moeteru no
  52. 1961Furimuita hanayomeMadame Renko
  53. 1961Girls of the NightNogami
  54. 1961An Urban AffairTamayo Komatsubara
  55. 1961A Good Man, A Good Day
  56. 1961The Other WomanAyako Kouno
  57. 1961Love and the Shop Curtain
  58. 1961The Shrikes
  59. 1961Edo Purebreed
  60. 1961Aces Wild
  61. 1960The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of NightNatsuo Narumi
  62. 1960The Brass GeneralMaki
  63. 1960Honno-Ji in FlamesKitsuki
  64. 1960The Master SpearmanSakon Murayama
  65. 1960Runway to HellOgin
  66. 1960The Curio Master
  67. 1960The Five Jolly Thieves
  68. 1959An Actor's Revenge
  69. 1959Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
  70. 1959Pilgrimage at NightOei
  71. 1959Room for LetYukiko
  72. 1959Bringing Up Husbands
  73. 1959Image of a MotherSonoko Takada
  74. 1959Flower Shop CurtainTaka Kawashima
  75. 1959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveTôfuku Kin
  76. 1958Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionYoshino
  77. 1958Summer CloudsYae
  78. 1958The Hotelman's HolidayOtatsu
  79. 1958Oban kanketsu henOmaki
  80. 1958The Loyal 47 RoninRiku Ôishi
  81. 1958Firefly LightTose
  82. 1958Makeraremasen katsumadewa
  83. 1957Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô henOmaki
  84. 1957The Unbalanced Wheel
  85. 1957Secret of Naruto
  86. 1957Hadaka no Machi
  87. 1957Zoku Ôban: Fûun henOmaki
  88. 1957Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku
  89. 1957A Woman's Skin
  90. 1957Evening Calm
  91. 1957ÔbanOmaki
  92. 1957Yellow CrowMachiko Yoshida
  93. 1957Dancing GirlHanae Hanamura
  94. 1956New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune
  95. 1956The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
  96. 1956Bridge of JapanOtaka Inaba
  97. 1956Studio wa ōsawagi
  98. 1956Rakuten fujinMidori Sakaguchi
  99. 1956Zangiku monogatariOtoku
  100. 1956Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi
  101. 1956Early SpringMasako Sugiyama
  102. 1956Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple
  103. 1955Ejima and Ikushima絵島
  104. 1955Every Day That New Life
  105. 1955Marital RelationsChoko
  106. 1955The Mask and Destiny
  107. 1955The Further Adventures of Genta
  108. 1955Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
  109. 1955A Woman's LifeNobuko Miki
  110. 1955八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線お藤
  111. 1954Chushingura
  112. 1954Edo no yubae芸者おりき
  113. 1954Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
  114. 1954Always in My Heart Part 3
  115. 1954Love and Duty
  116. 1953Always in My Heart Part 2
  117. 1953An Inlet of Muddy Water
  118. 1953Hana no shôgai村山たか女
  119. 1953Always in My Heart
  120. 1953Ganpeki