1959Winner
Best Performance
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Chikage Awashima
Actor
Tokyo, Japan
February 24, 1924
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1966Nominee
Best Performance
Big Wind at the Spa
1964Nominee
Best Performance
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
Career Highlights
1966Highlight
Best Performance
How to Win a Race
1964Highlight
Best Performance
Mumu Dance
Video
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Early Spring