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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 Journey
as Shigeko Ichikawa

Imo Tako Nankin
as 花岡ウメ

Until the Lights Come Back

Siberian Express 2
as Utako Ieiri

Hometown

Going West: to the West
as Ryu Sakuma:

Haru yo koi
as 水川コウ

The Friends
as Yayoi Koko

Metamorphosis

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か?!正雪の陰謀

I Lived, But...
as Self

Children of Nagasaki

Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

Red Storm

Omoi Bashi

Tales of the Inner Chamber

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
as Katsura's mother

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Banno Keiko

The Last Judgment

Roadside Stone
as Oren

Hot Spring Ghost

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Akō Rōshi

The Maid Story

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

The Life of Rikisha-Man

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Kakie Goi

Life of a Flower
as Murayama Taka

Pressure of Guilt

Devices Stronger Than Women
as Yasuko Sugishita (Daisaku’s wife)

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

The King

Born in Sin

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

Four Sisters
as Kikuno Katagiri

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

Tatsu
as Umeko the Madam

Hagure kigeki mandara

Aru kankei

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
as Keiko

Rascals! Go to Hell

Shadow of a Flower

The Diplomat's Mansion
as Senko Oumi, Madam

Restoration Fire
as Ofusa
Furimuita hanayome
as Madame Renko

Girls of the Night
as Nogami

An Urban Affair
as Tamayo Komatsubara

A Good Man, A Good Day

The Other Woman
as Ayako Kouno

Love and the Shop Curtain

The Shrikes

Edo Purebreed

Aces Wild

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
as Natsuo Narumi

The Brass General
as Maki

Honno-Ji in Flames
as Kitsuki

The Master Spearman
as Sakon Murayama

Runway to Hell
as Ogin

An Actor's Revenge