As Actor
Haru's Journey
2010
6.5
Chikage Awashima
Acting
Birth Date
February 24, 1924
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Date of Death
February 16, 2012
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
The Friends
1994
7.4
As Actor
I Lived, But...
1983
6.5
As Actor
Children of Nagasaki
1983
6.2
As Actor
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
4.3
As Actor
Roadside Stone
1964
6.5
As Actor
Restoration Fire
1961
7.0
As Actor
Girls of the Night
1961
6.8
As Actor
The Other Woman
1961
6.3
As Actor
Honno-Ji in Flames
1960
5.0
As Actor
The Master Spearman
1960
5.2
As Actor
An Actor's Revenge
1959
6.0
As Actor
Room for Let
1959
6.0
As Actor
Image of a Mother
1959
8.5
As Actor
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
8.1
As Actor
Summer Clouds
1958
7.5
As Actor
Secret of Naruto
1957
6.9
As Actor
Yellow Crow
1957
6.2
As Actor
Dancing Girl
1957
6.0
As Actor
Bridge of Japan
1956
7.3