
Chikage Awashima
Born: 1924-02-24
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography

Imo Tako Nankin
2006

Hot Spring Ghost
1964

The Maid Story
1963

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962

Flower Shop Curtain
1959

Tange Sazen
1952

Beauty of Life
1951

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963

Born in Sin
1962

Edo Purebreed
1961

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959

The Hotelman's Holiday
1958

Firefly Light
1958

Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957

Ôban
1957

Crazy Uproar
1950