6.6
Haru's Journey
2010
Chikage Awashima
Acting
Born February 24, 1924Died February 16, 2012Tokyo, Japan
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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6.4
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
0.0
Siberian Express 2
2001
0.0
Hometown
1999
0.0
Going West: to the West
1997
7.0
The Friends
1994
5.1
Metamorphosis
1986
6.8
I Lived, But...
1983
6.6
Children of Nagasaki
1983
5.0
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
0.0
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
1968
8.0
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
0.0
Exploration in Front of the Station
1967
0.0
Mahjong Madness
1967
0.0
How to Win a Race
1966
0.0
Big Wind at the Spa
1966
0.0
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
0.0
Masseur War Story
1965
7.0
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
0.0
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
0.0
You Can If You Try
1965
8.3
The Last Judgment
1965
0.0
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
1965
0.0
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
1964
0.0
Mumu Dance
1964
6.5
Roadside Stone
1964
10.0
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
0.0
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
1964
8.0
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
0.0
New Marital Relations
1963
10.0
The Maid Story
1963
7.0
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
8.0
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
9.0
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
7.5
Pressure of Guilt
1963
0.0
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
8.0
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
8.0
The King
1962
9.0
Born in Sin
1962
10.0
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
6.0
Four Sisters
1962
0.0
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962
7.0
Tatsu
1962
7.0
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
0.0
Aru kankei
1962
8.0
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
0.0
Rascals! Go to Hell
1961
7.0
Shadow of a Flower
1961
8.0
The Diplomat's Mansion
1961
7.0
Restoration Fire
1961
0.0
Mama o uchi ga moeteru no
1961
Furimuita hanayome
0.0
Furimuita hanayome
1961
6.5
Girls of the Night
1961
7.0
An Urban Affair
1961
0.0
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
6.3
The Other Woman
1961
0.0
Love and the Shop Curtain
1961
0.0
The Shrikes
1961
9.0
Edo Purebreed
1961
8.0
Aces Wild
1961
7.0
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
1960
0.0
The Brass General
1960
6.2
Honno-Ji in Flames
1960
6.0
The Master Spearman
1960
7.0
Runway to Hell
1960
0.0
The Curio Master
1960
0.0
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
6.0
An Actor's Revenge
1959
9.0
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
0.0
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
7.0
Room for Let
1959
0.0
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
8.5
Image of a Mother
1959
10.0
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
8.1
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
7.0
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
7.7
Summer Clouds
1958
9.0
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
0.0
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
6.2
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
9.0
Firefly Light
1958
9.0
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
8.0
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
7.0
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
7.0
Secret of Naruto
1957
0.0
Hadaka no Machi
1957
9.0
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
0.0
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku
1957
0.0
A Woman's Skin
1957
Evening Calm
9.0
Evening Calm
1957
9.0
Ôban
1957
6.7
Yellow Crow
1957
8.0
Dancing Girl
1957
0.0
New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune
1956
0.0
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
7.8
Bridge of Japan
1956
Studio wa ōsawagi
0.0
Studio wa ōsawagi
1956
Rakuten fujin
0.0
Rakuten fujin
1956
7.0
Zangiku monogatari
1956
0.0
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi
1956
7.5
Early Spring
1956
0.0
Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple
1956
0.0
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
0.0
Every Day That New Life
1955
5.6
Marital Relations
1955
The Mask and Destiny
7.0
The Mask and Destiny
1955
0.0
The Further Adventures of Genta
1955
0.0
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
1955
0.0
A Woman's Life
1955
0.0
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
1955
0.0
Chushingura
1954
0.0
Edo no yubae
1954
0.0
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
1954
7.0
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
0.0
Love and Duty
1954
6.5
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
6.2
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
0.0
Hana no shôgai
1953
6.8
Always in My Heart
1953
0.0
Ganpeki
1953
8.0
Yassamossa
1953
5.2
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
0.0
武蔵と小次郎
1952
0.0
武蔵と小次郎
1952
7.5
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
10.0
Tange Sazen
1952
5.5
The Waves
1952
6.8
Doctor's Day Off
1952
0.0
Merry Migratory Birds
1952
10.0
Beauty of Life
1951
7.9
Early Summer
1951
7.0
Freedom School
1951
5.8
The Good Fairy
1951
The Actress and the Detective
0.0
The Actress and the Detective
1950
9.0
Crazy Uproar
1950
0.0
