Birth Day: 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.
Credits
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As Shigeko Ichikawa
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As Utako Ieiri
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As Ryu Sakuma:
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As Yayoi Koko
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As Self
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As Katsura's mother
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As Banno Keiko
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As Oren
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As Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)
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As Kakie Goi
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As Umeko the Madam
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As Kikuno Katagiri
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As Madame Renko
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As Ofusa
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As Tamayo Komatsubara
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As Ayako Kouno
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As Keiko
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As Nogami
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As Sakon Murayama
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As Maki
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As Natsuo Narumi
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As Ogin
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As Kitsuki
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As Sonoko Takada
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As Taka Kawashima
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As Tôfuku Kin
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As Yukiko
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As Otatsu
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As Yae
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As Omaki
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As Yoshino
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As Tose
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As Riku Ôishi
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As Machiko Yoshida
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As Omaki
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As Omaki
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As Omaki
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As Hanae Hanamura
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As Otoku
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As Midori Sakaguchi
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As Masako Sugiyama
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As Otaka Inaba
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As 絵島
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As Nobuko Miki
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As お藤
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As Choko
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As 芸者おりき
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As 村山たか女
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As Aya Amamiya
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As 八雲太夫
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As 照世
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As Chidori
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As Itsuko
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As Aya Tamura