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...
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...
Known For
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Tôfuku Kin
Early Summer
as Aya Tamura
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Aya Amamiya
Cast Credits
Haru's Journey
as Shigeko Ichikawa
Siberian Express 2
as Utako Ieiri
Going West: to the West
as Ryu Sakuma:
The Friends
as Yayoi Koko
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
as Katsura's mother
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Banno Keiko
Roadside Stone
as Oren
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Kakie Goi
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
Four Sisters
as Kikuno Katagiri
Tatsu
as Umeko the Madam