Chikage Awashima
Where to watch Chikage Awashima in United States. On screen since 1950. Licensed apps only — 24 titles we track below.
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
Tôfuku Kin · 1959
Early Summer
Aya Tamura · 1951
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Aya Amamiya · 1952
Early Spring
Masako Sugiyama · 1956
Secret of Naruto
1957
The Friends
Yayoi Koko · 1994
Girls of the Night
Nogami · 1961
Summer Clouds
Yae · 1958
Carmen's Innocent Love
Chidori · 1952
Haru's Journey
Shigeko Ichikawa · 2010
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Riku Ôishi · 1958
The Other Woman
Ayako Kouno · 1961
I Lived, But...
Self · 1983
Children of Nagasaki
1983
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
The Good Fairy
Itsuko · 1951
Yellow Crow
Machiko Yoshida · 1957
Marital Relations
Choko · 1955
Metamorphosis
1986
Runway to Hell
Ogin · 1960
The Master Spearman
Sakon Murayama · 1960
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
Always in My Heart
1953