Chikage Awashima

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1924-02-24 – 2012-02-16 · 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.

• Guerra e Humanidade I: Não Há Amor Maior (1959) — Tôfuku Kin
• Também Fomos Felizes (1951) — Aya Tamura
• O Sabor do Chá Verde Sobre o Arroz (1952) — Aya Amamiya
• Começo de Primavera (1956) — Masako Sugiyama
• 鳴門秘帖 (1957)
• Os Amigos (1994) — Yayoi Koko
• 女ばかりの夜 (1961) — Nogami
• 鰯雲 (1958) — Yae
• カルメン純情す (1952) — Chidori
• 春との旅 (2010) — Shigeko Ichikawa
• Os 47 Ronins (1958) — Riku Ôishi
• 妻として女として (1961) — Ayako Kouno
• この子を残して (1983)
• 善魔 (1951) — Itsuko
• にごりえ (1953)
• 大停電の夜に (2005)
• 夫婦善哉 (1955) — Choko
• 黄色いからす (1957) — Machiko Yoshida
• 化身 (1986)
• 天保六花撰　地獄の花道 (1960) — Ogin
• O Mestre Lanceiro (1960) — Sakon Murayama
• 大奥絵巻 (1968)
• 本日休診 (1952)
• 路傍の石 (1964) — Oren