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 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.

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

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Early Summer

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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

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Early Spring

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Secret of Naruto

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Summer Clouds

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Girls of the Night

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Carmen's Innocent Love

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Haru's Journey

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

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I Lived, But...

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The Other Woman

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An Inlet of Muddy Water

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Children of Nagasaki

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The Good Fairy

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Marital Relations

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Until the Lights Come Back

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Yellow Crow

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Metamorphosis

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The Friends

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Roadside Stone

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Always in My Heart

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Always in My Heart Part 2

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Runway to Hell

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The Master Spearman

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Doctor's Day Off

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Bridge of Japan

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An Actor's Revenge

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The Waves

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Honno-Ji in Flames

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Tales of the Inner Chamber

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Akō Rōshi

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Life of a Flower

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Always in My Heart Part 3

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Four Sisters

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Room for Let

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Dancing Girl

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Pressure of Guilt

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Restoration Fire

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Zangiku monogatari

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Imo Tako Nankin

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An Urban Affair

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The King

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The Life of Rikisha-Man

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Aru kankei

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Hagure kigeki mandara

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The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

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Doburoku no Tatsu

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Kaei

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Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

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Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

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Oban kanketsu hen

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Ôban

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The Mask and Destiny

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Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

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Flower Shop Curtain

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Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

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Evening Calm

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Kigeki ekimae onsen

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武蔵と小次郎

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Hana no shôgai

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Edo no yubae

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Kigeki ekimae bentô

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八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

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Ejima and Ikushima

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Aces Wild

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Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

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喜劇 駅前飯店

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The Further Adventures of Genta

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Love and the Shop Curtain

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春のみづうみ

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Freedom School

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Hadaka no Machi

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Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

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Firefly Light

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Furimuita hanayome

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The Foster Mother

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Rascals! Go to Hell

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Edo Purebreed

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The Unbalanced Wheel

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Siberian Express 2

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

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Makeraremasen katsumadewa

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Born in Sin

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The Maid Story

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The Shrikes

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Tange Sazen

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The Hotelman's Holiday

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Love and Duty

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A Comedy: The University Around the Corner

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Yassamossa

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Pilgrimage at Night

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A Woman's Life

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Crazy Uproar

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Image of a Mother

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Chushingura

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The Last Judgment

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Beauty of Life

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A Good Man, A Good Day

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Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

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Ganpeki

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Merry Migratory Birds

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Akai Arashi

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Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

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Omoi Bashi

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Haru yo koi

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長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か?!正雪の陰謀

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