Chikage Awashima
Appearance
Chikage Awashima | |
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![]() Chikage Awashima, ca. 1952. | |
Born | Keiko Nakagawa 24 February 1924 |
Died | 16 February 2012 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 87)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1939–2011 |
Chikage Awashima (
Life
[edit]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.[1][2] She appeared in films of numerous prominent directors like Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita, Tadashi Imai and Heinosuke Gosho.[2] She received twice the Blue Ribbon Award and twice the Mainichi Film Award for her performances.[3]
Awashima retired from the stage in 2009.[4] On 16 February 2012, eight days before her 88th birthday, she died from cancer.[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1950 | Ten'ya wan'ya | Minoru Shibuya | Screen debut | |
1951 | The Good Fairy | Itsuko Kitaura | Keisuke Kinoshita | |
Early Summer | Aya Tamura | Yasujirō Ozu | ||
1952 | Nami | Nonomiya | Noboru Nakamura | |
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice | Aya Amamiya | Yasujirō Ozu | ||
Carmen's Pure Love | Chidori | Keisuke Kinoshita | ||
1953 | An Inlet of Muddy Water | O-Riki | Tadashi Imai | |
1955 | Marital Relations | Chōko | Shirō Toyoda | |
1956 | Early Spring | Masako Sugiyama | Yasujirō Ozu | |
Zangiku monogatari | Otoku | Koji Shima | ||
Bridge of Japan | Otaka Inaba | Kon Ichikawa | ||
1957 | Yellow Crow | Machiko Yoshida | Heinosuke Gosho | |
1958 | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Riku Ōishi | Kunio Watanabe | |
Summer Clouds | Yae | Mikio Naruse | ||
Nichiren: A Man of Many Miracles | Shirabyōshi | Kunio Watanabe | ||
1959 | The Human Condition | Kin | Masaki Kobayashi | |
1961 | As a Wife, As a Woman | Ayako Kōno | Mikio Naruse | |
Girls of the Night | Nogami | Kinuyo Tanaka | ||
Mozu | Sugako Okada | Minoru Shibuya | ||
1968 | Ō-oku emaki | Shino | Kōsaku Yamashita | |
Kigeki ekimae kazan | Keiko Morita | Tatsuo Yamada | ||
1976 | Kigeki hyakuten manten | Aki Isogai | Shūe Matsubayashi | |
1983 | Children of Nagasaki | Tsumo | Keisuke Kinoshita | |
1994 | Natsu no niwa | Yayoi Kokō | Shinji Sōmai | |
2005 | Daiteiden no yoru ni | Sayoko | Takashi Minamoto | |
2010 | Haru's Journey | Shigeko Ichiyama | Masahiro Kobayashi |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1963 | Hana no Shōgai | Murayama Taka | NHK | Taiga drama |
1964 | Akō Rōshi | Osen | NHK | Taiga drama |
2006 | Imo tako nankin | Ume Hanaoka | NHK | Asadora |
2011 | Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari | Maki Hasebe | TBS | Final role |
Honours
[edit]- 1950: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for Ten'ya wan'ya and Okusama ni goyojin[6]
- 1955: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for Marital Relations[7]
- 1958: Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress for Summer Clouds and Hotarubi[8]
- 1988: Medal with Purple Ribbon
- 1995: Order of the Precious Crown, 4th Class, Wisteria
- 1997: Mainichi Film Awards Kinuyo Tanaka Award[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "
淡島 千景 (Chikage Awashima)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 February 2021. - ^ a b "
淡島 千景 (Chikage Awashima)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 February 2021. - ^ "Chikage Awashima – Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "
淡島 千景 (Chikage Awashima)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 February 2021. - ^ "
女優 の淡島 千景 さん死去 「夫婦 善哉 」 「駅前 」 で活躍 (Actress Chikage Awashima dies, played in "Meoto Zenzai" and "Ekimae")" (in Japanese). Kyodo News. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2021. - ^ "1950 Blue Ribbon Awards" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1955 Blue Ribbon Awards" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1958 Mainichi Film Awards" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "
毎日 映画 コンクール田中 絹代 賞 とは (What is the Mainichi Film Kinuyo Tanaka Award)". Tanaka Kinuyo Memorial Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
External links
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