Person
Chikage Awashima
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 24, 1924
- Died
- Feb 16, 2012
- From
- 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.
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Early Summer
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Early Spring
Secret of Naruto
The Friends
Girls of the Night
Summer Clouds
Carmen's Innocent Love
Haru's Journey
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Other Woman
I Lived, But...
Children of Nagasaki
The Good Fairy
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Until the Lights Come Back
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