About

Known credits:
105
Birthday:
1924-02-24
Place of birth:
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Website:
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Chikage Awashima

Overview

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
2010 Haru's Journey Actor Shigeko Ichikawa 59
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2006 Imo Tako Nankin Actor 花岡ウメ N/A
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2005 Until the Lights Come Back Actor 58
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2001 Siberian Express 2 Actor Utako Ieiri N/A
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1994 Haru yo koi Actor 水川コウ N/A
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1994 The Friends Actor Yayoi Koko 58
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1986 Metamorphosis Actor 58
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1983 I Lived, But... Actor Self 59
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1983 Children of Nagasaki Actor 59
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1979 Akai Arashi Actor N/A
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1973 Omoi Bashi Actor N/A
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1968 Tales of the Inner Chamber Actor 58
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1966 Watashi, chigatteiru kashira Actor Katsura's mother N/A
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1965 A Comedy: The University Around the Corner Actor Banno Keiko N/A
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1965 The Last Judgment Actor N/A
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1964 Roadside Stone Actor Oren 59
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1964 Akō Rōshi Actor 69
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1963 The Maid Story Actor N/A
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1963 The Life of Rikisha-Man Actor N/A
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1963 Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai Actor Kakie Goi N/A
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1963 Life of a Flower Actor Murayama Taka 69
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1963 Pressure of Guilt Actor 59
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1962 喜劇 駅前飯店 Actor N/A
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1962 The King Actor N/A
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1962 Born in Sin Actor N/A
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1962 Kigeki ekimae onsen Actor N/A
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1962 Four Sisters Actor Kikuno Katagiri 58
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1962 Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa Actor N/A
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1962 Doburoku no Tatsu Actor Umeko the Madam N/A
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1962 Hagure kigeki mandara Actor N/A
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1962 Aru kankei Actor N/A
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1961 Kigeki ekimae bentô Actor Keiko N/A
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1961 Rascals! Go to Hell Actor N/A
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1961 Kaei Actor N/A
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1961 Restoration Fire Actor Ofusa 59
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1961 Furimuita hanayome Actor Madame Renko N/A
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1961 Girls of the Night Actor Nogami 59
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1961 An Urban Affair Actor Tamayo Komatsubara N/A
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1961 A Good Man, A Good Day Actor N/A
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1961 The Other Woman Actor Ayako Kouno 58
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1961 Love and the Shop Curtain Actor N/A
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1961 The Shrikes Actor N/A
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1961 Edo Purebreed Actor N/A
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1961 Aces Wild Actor N/A
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1960 The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night Actor Natsuo Narumi N/A
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1960 Honno-Ji in Flames Actor Kitsuki 58
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1960 The Master Spearman Actor Sakon Murayama 59
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1960 Runway to Hell Actor Ogin 59
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1959 An Actor's Revenge Actor 58
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1959 Utamaro, Painter of the Woman Actor N/A
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1959 Pilgrimage at Night Actor N/A
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1959 Room for Let Actor Yukiko 59
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1959 Image of a Mother Actor Sonoko Takada N/A
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1959 Flower Shop Curtain Actor Taka Kawashima N/A
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1959 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Actor Tôfuku Kin 66
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1958 Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion Actor Yoshino N/A
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1958 Summer Clouds Actor Yae 59
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1958 The Hotelman's Holiday Actor Otatsu N/A
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1958 Oban kanketsu hen Actor Omaki N/A
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1958 The Loyal 47 Ronin Actor Riku Ôishi 58
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1958 Firefly Light Actor Tose N/A
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1958 Makeraremasen katsumadewa Actor N/A
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1957 Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen Actor Omaki N/A
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1957 The Unbalanced Wheel Actor N/A
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1957 Secret of Naruto Actor 59
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1957 Hadaka no Machi Actor N/A
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1957 Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen Actor Omaki N/A
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1957 Evening Calm Actor N/A
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1957 Ôban Actor Omaki N/A
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1957 Yellow Crow Actor Machiko Yoshida 58
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1957 Dancing Girl Actor Hanae Hanamura 59
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1956 Bridge of Japan Actor Otaka Inaba 59
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1956 Zangiku monogatari Actor Otoku 59
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1956 春のみづうみ Actor N/A
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1956 Early Spring Actor Masako Sugiyama 61
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1955 Ejima and Ikushima Actor 絵島 N/A
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1955 Marital Relations Actor Choko 59
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1955 The Mask and Destiny Actor N/A
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1955 The Further Adventures of Genta Actor N/A
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1955 A Woman's Life Actor Nobuko Miki N/A
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1955 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 Actor お藤 N/A
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1954 Chushingura Actor N/A
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1954 Edo no yubae Actor 芸者おりき N/A
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1954 Between Yesterday and Tomorrow Actor N/A
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1954 Always in My Heart Part 3 Actor 58
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1954 Love and Duty Actor N/A
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1953 Always in My Heart Part 2 Actor 58
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1953 An Inlet of Muddy Water Actor 58
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1953 Hana no shôgai Actor 村山たか女 N/A
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1953 Always in My Heart Actor 58
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1953 Ganpeki Actor N/A
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1953 Yassamossa Actor N/A
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1952 Carmen's Innocent Love Actor Chidori 58
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1952 武蔵と小次郎 Actor 八雲太夫 N/A
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1952 武蔵と小次郎 Actor 照世 N/A
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1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice Actor Aya Amamiya 61
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1952 Tange Sazen Actor N/A
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1952 The Waves Actor 58
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1952 Doctor's Day Off Actor 58
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1951 Beauty of Life Actor N/A
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1951 Early Summer Actor Aya Tamura 63
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1951 Freedom School Actor N/A
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1951 The Good Fairy Actor Itsuko 59
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1950 Crazy Uproar Actor N/A
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The Foster Mother Actor N/A
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