Chikage Awashima (淡島 千景, Awashima Chikage, born Keiko Nakagawa, 24 February 1924:– 16 February 2012) was a *anese film and stage actress.

Contents

• 1 Life
• 2 Selected filmography
  • 2.1 Film
  • 2.2 Television
• 3 Honours
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Life

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 Kino*a, Tadashi Imai and Heinosuke Gosho. She received twice the Blue Ribbon Award and twice the Mainichi Film Award for her performances.

Awashima retired from stage in 2009. She died on 16 February 2012, aged 87, from cancer.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Honours

• 1950: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for Ten'ya wan'ya and Okusama ni goyojin
• 1955: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for Marital Relations
• 1958: Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress for Summer Clouds and Hotarubi
• 1988: Medal with Purple Ribbon
• 1995: Order of the Precious Crown, 4th Cl*, Wisteria
• 1997: Mainichi Film Awards Kinuyo Tanaka Award

References

External links

• Chikage Awashima at IMDb: