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