Chikage Awashima [213495] Gender: Female Popularity: 2.0438 Birthplace: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan Birthday: 1924-02-24 Deathday: 2012-02-16 Age: 88 years Movies: 99 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. Haru's Journey2010-05-22 Until the Lights Come B2005-11-19 Siberian Express 22001-01-13 The Friends1994-04-09 Metamorphosis1986-10-10 I Lived, But...1983-10-29 Children of Nagasaki1983-09-16 Tales of the Inner Cham1968-11-16 Watashi, chigatteiru ka1966-07-29 A Comedy: The Universit1965-10-31 The Last Judgment1965-05-16 Roadside Stone1964-06-14 The Maid Story1963-06-16 The Life of Rikisha-Man1963-04-28 Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichida1963-04-10 Pressure of Guilt1963-02-17 喜劇 駅前飯店1962-12-23 The King1962-11-23 Born in Sin1962-11-23 Kigeki ekimae onsen1962-07-29 Four Sisters1962-07-01 Otoko dokyō no ayame k1962-06-24 Doburoku no Tatsu1962-04-29 Hagure kigeki mandara1962-02-24 Aru kankei1962-01-21 Kigeki ekimae bentō1961-12-24 Rascals! Go to Hell1961-12-24 Kaei1961-12-09 Restoration Fire1961-10-14 Furimuita hanayome1961-09-16 Girls of the Night1961-09-04 An Urban Affair1961-08-13 A Good Man, A Good Day1961-08-13 The Other Woman1961-05-30 Love and the Shop Curta1961-04-28 The Shrikes1961-03-01 Edo Purebreed1961-02-07 Aces Wild1961-01-09 The Akasaka Sisters: So1960-11-20 Honno-Ji in Flames1960-09-11 The Master Spearman1960-05-15 Runway to Hell1960-05-03 An Actor's Revenge1959-12-25 Utamaro, Painter of the1959-10-11 Pilgrimage at Night1959-09-20 Room for Let1959-06-02 Image of a Mother1959-03-04 Flower Shop Curtain1959-01-27 The Human Condition I: 1959-01-15 Nichiren and the Great 1958-10-01 Summer Clouds1958-09-02 The Hotelman's Holiday1958-07-12 Oban kanketsu hen1958-07-01 The Loyal 47 Ronin1958-04-01 Firefly Light1958-03-18 Makeraremasen katsumade1958-01-09 Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô h1957-12-17 The Unbalanced Wheel1957-11-26 Secret of Naruto1957-09-29 Hadaka no Machi1957-07-23 Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen1957-07-19 Evening Calm1957-04-01 Ôban1957-03-05 Yellow Crow1957-02-27 Dancing Girl1957-02-12 Bridge of Japan1956-10-01 Zangiku monogatari1956-04-23 春のみづうみ1956-03-11 Early Spring1956-01-29 Ejima and Ikushima1955-10-30 Marital Relations1955-09-13 The Mask and Destiny1955-07-13 The Further Adventures 1955-06-07 A Woman's Life1955-01-29 八州遊侠伝 白鷺1955-01-09 Chushingura1954-10-17 Edo no yubae1954-09-01 Between Yesterday and T1954-06-15 Always in My Heart Part1954-04-27 Love and Duty1954-03-24 Always in My Heart Part1953-12-01 An Inlet of Muddy Water1953-11-23 Hana no shôgai1953-10-14 Always in My Heart1953-09-15 Ganpeki1953-04-22 Yassamossa1953-02-25 Carmen's Innocent Love1952-11-13 武蔵と小次郎1952-10-15 The Flavor of Green Tea1952-10-01 Tange Sazen1952-08-14 The Waves1952-04-03 Doctor's Day Off1952-04-01 Merry Migratory Birds1952-01-03 Beauty of Life1951-12-07 Early Summer1951-10-03 The Foster Mother Freedom School1951-05-05 The Good Fairy1951-02-17 Crazy Uproar1950-07-23