Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima, 1952

Chikage Awashima ( Japanese 淡 島 千 景 , Awashima Chikage , nickname: O-Keichan ( お け い ち ゃ ん ); born February 24, 1924 in Tokyo ; died February 16, 2012 in Tokyo) was a Japanese actress .

Life

Awashima began her career as a female actress in the Takarazuka Revue , which she left as a top actress in 1950 and moved to the film producer Shōchiku . She radiated a good mood and at the same time impressed with her representational power.

With Ozu she, who knew Michiyo Kogure , who played under him, from school, only had supporting roles, but she designed them with great care.

Awards (selection)

• 1984: Kikuta Kazuo Theater Prize ( 菊 田一夫 演劇 賞 , Kikuta Kazuo engki shō )
• 1988: Japanese Medal of Honor

Filmography (selection)

Films directed by Ozu Yasujirō are marked with a ◎.

• 1950: Ten'ya wan'ya ( て ん や わ ん や ) - Based on a model by Shishi Bunroku .
• 1951: Free School ( 自由 学校 , Jiyū gakkō ) - Based on a template by Shishi Bunroku .
• 1951 wheat autumn ◎
• 1952 The taste of green tea over rice ◎
• 1952 No office hours today ( 本 日 休 診 , Honjitsu kyūshin ) - Based on a template by Ibuse Masuji .
• 1955 A married couple, happy? ( 夫婦 善哉 , Meoto Zenzai ) - Based on a template by Oda Sakunosuke .
• 1956 Early spring ◎
• 1959 Barefoot through Hell ( 人間 の 條件 , Ningen no jōken ) - Based on a template by Gomikawa Jumpei .
• 1963 white and black ( 白 と 黒 , Shiro to kuro )
• 1983 Incarnation ( 化身 , Keshin ) - Based on a model by Jun'ichi Watanabe .
• 1994 Summer garden - the friends ( 夏 の 庭 The Friends, Natsu no niwa: Za Furenzu )

Television (selection)

Awashima appeared in numerous television dramas between 1959 and 2011, for example in:

• NHK river drama (NHK 大河 ド ラ マ , NHK Taiga dorama )
  • The life of a flower ( 花 の 生涯 , Hana no shōgai ; 1963)
  • The Rōnin of Akō ( 赤 穂 浪 士 , Akō rōshi ; 1964)
  • A wave in spring ( 春 の 波涛 , Haru no hatō ; 1985)
• The Makioka Sisters ( 細 雪 , Sasame yuki) - Based on a template by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō , third film adaptation.
• NHK Ongoing Morning Narration ( NHK 朝 の 連 続 テ レ ビ 小説 , NHK Asa no renzoku terebi shosetsu )
  • Oh spring, come ( 春 よ 、 来 い , Haru-yo, koi ; 1994–1995)
  • Imotako Nankin ( 芋 た こ な ん き ん ; 2006–2007)

literature

• Shochiku (Ed.): Awashima, Chikage . In: Ozu Yasujiro - Shin hakken . Kodansha, 2002. ISBN 978-4-06-256680-3 .

Web links

• Complete list of films. (Japanese)