Portrait of Chikage Awashima

Acting

Chikage Awashima

Career

Active from 1951 to 2010, with a break from 1986 to 1996, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Early Summer
Early Summer
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chikage Awashima Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Scare
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.2, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Post-War Japan 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Heartwarming Family Drama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Everyday Life 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 68
Haru's Journey
Haru's Journey (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shigeko Ichikawa

2000s

2 titles
Imo Tako Nankin
Imo Tako Nankin (2006)

TV show · as 花岡ウメ

Siberian Express 2
Siberian Express 2 (2001)

as Utako Ieiri

1990s

3 titles · average score 48
Going West: to the West
Going West: to the West (1997)

as Ryu Sakuma:

The Friends
The Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

as Yayoi Koko

Haru yo koi
Haru yo koi (1994)

TV show · as 水川コウ

1980s

2 titles
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か?!正雪の陰謀
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か?!正雪の陰謀 (1985)

TV show

Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho (1982)

TV show

1970s

2 titles
Red Storm
Red Storm (1979)

TV show

Omoi Bashi
Omoi Bashi (1973)

TV show

1960s

21 titles · average score 68
Roadside Stone
Roadside Stone (1964)

as Oren

Life of a Flower
Life of a Flower (1963)

TV show · as Murayama Taka

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)

as Kakie Goi

Tatsu
Tatsu (1962)

as Umeko the Madam

The Other Woman
The Other Woman (1961)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ayako Kouno

Restoration Fire
Restoration Fire (1961)

as Ofusa

Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nogami

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)

as Keiko

The Diplomat's Mansion
The Diplomat's Mansion (1961)

as Senko Oumi, Madam

The Master Spearman
The Master Spearman (1960)

as Sakon Murayama

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night (1960)

as Natsuo Narumi

Honno-Ji in Flames
Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)

as Kitsuki

1950s

31 titles · average score 77
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tôfuku Kin

Room for Let
Room for Let (1959)

as Yukiko

Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

as Yae

Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl (1957)

as Hanae Hanamura

Yellow Crow
Yellow Crow (1957)

as Machiko Yoshida

Early Spring
Early Spring (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

as Masako Sugiyama

Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan (1956)

as Otaka Inaba

Marital Relations
Marital Relations (1955)

as Choko

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

as Aya Amamiya

Carmen's Innocent Love
Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chidori

Early Summer
Early Summer (1951)
GoodWatch score 89

as Aya Tamura

The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1951)

as Itsuko