Actor

Chikage Awashima

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Acting credits

113

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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0.7

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Movies: 105Series: 8

TMDB ID: 213495

IMDb ID: nm0043398

Known for: Acting

Born: February 24, 1924

Died: February 16, 2012

Age: 87

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1950 - 2010

Years active: 61

Average TMDB rating: 7.57

Wikidata: Q2511572

Also known as

Keiko Nakagawa • 淡島千景 • Тикагэ Авасима

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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.

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