
Tokyo, Japan
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.


as 水川コウ
1994

as 花岡ウメ
2006

1964

1986

as Murayama Taka
1963

as Tôfuku Kin
1959

1982

1973

as Ayako Kouno
1961

as Aya Amamiya
1952

as Aya Tamura
1951

as Oren
1964
as Utako Ieiri
2001

as Shigeko Ichikawa
2010

2005

as Utako Ieiri
2001

1999

as Ryu Sakuma:
1997

as Yayoi Koko
1994

1986

as Self
1983

1983

1968

1967

as Katsura's mother
1966

as Banno Keiko
1965

1965

as Oren
1964

1964

1964

1963

1963

1963

as Kakie Goi
1963

1963

as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
1963

1962
52 ep.