Personal Info
Keiko Nakagawa
淡島千景
Тикагэ Авасима
Chikage Awashima
Acting
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 R…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Haru's Journey
as Shigeko Ichikawa
Until the Lights Come Back
Siberian Express 2
as Utako Ieiri
Hometown
Going West: to the West
as Ryu Sakuma:
The Friends
as Yayoi Koko
Metamorphosis
I Lived, But...
as Self
Children of Nagasaki
Tales of the Inner Chamber
