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.

Acted Movies

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Director: Masaki Kobayashi

Writers: Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama,

Cast: Akira Ishihama, Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima, K?ji Nanbara, Masao Mishima, Michiyo Aratama, S? Yamamura, Seiji Miyaguchi, T?ru Abe, Tatsuya Nakadai,

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)

Director: Yasujirō Ozu

Writers: Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu,

Cast: Chikage Awashima, Chish? Ry?, Eijir? Yanagi, K?ji Shitara, Keiko Tsushima, Koji Tsuruta, Kuniko Miyake, Michiyo Kogure, Shin Saburi, Y?ko Mochizuki,

Early Summer (1951)

Director: Yasujirō Ozu

Writers: Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda,

Cast: Chieko Higashiyama, Chikage Awashima, Chish? Ry?, Haruko Sugimura, Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi, Ichir? Sugai, Kuniko Igawa, Kuniko Miyake, Setsuko Hara, Sh?ji Sano,