Kikuchi Kan Award
1回登壇
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第10回（1956年） award
Chikage Awashima
あわしま ちかげ
Awashima Chikage
別名:
中川 慶子 (本名) / 淡路千鳥 (旧芸名)
ペンネーム:
Awaji Chidori（Stage name used during Takarazuka tenure; later changed to Awashima Chikage.）,
Keiko Nakagawa（Birth name.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1924-02-24 （Tokyo City (Tokyo Prefecture; now Tokyo Metropolis), Japan）
- 死没
- 2012-02-16 （Hospital in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan） 87歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Nihonbashi (family shop) → Omori (family home) → Kichijoji, Musashino (moved during school years) → Meguro, Tokyo (hospital where she died)
経歴
- 職業
- Actress
- 活動期間
- 1939年〜2012年
- 所属
- Takarazuka Revue, Shochiku, Toho, Japan Actors Union
- 所属団体
- Japan Actors Union — Honorary Vice Chair
- 影響を受けた人物
- Tsukioka Yumeji
- 影響を与えた人物
- Ogi Chikage, Keiko Awaji, Many later actresses (influenced by her portrayals of postwar women and maternal/comedic roles)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seikei Girls' High School (Seikei Gakuen) | — | — | — | 1936-1939 | Japan |
| Takarazuka Music and Dance School | — | Dance & Acting | — | 1939-1941 | Japan |
Seikei Girls' High School (Seikei Gakuen)
期間:
1936-1939
国:
Japan
Attended in the late 1930s; family moved to Kichijoji before she advanced to Takarazuka Music and Dance School.
Takarazuka Music and Dance School
Dance & Acting
期間:
1939-1941
卒業年:
1941
国:
Japan
Training school prior to joining the Takarazuka Revue. She later left the company to move to film.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Blue Ribbon Award — Best Actress | Tenya Wanya (Tenya-Wanya) | 主演女優賞 | Blue Ribbon Awards (Tokyo film journalists) | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Blue Ribbon Award — Best Actress | Fufu Zenzai | 主演女優賞 | Blue Ribbon Awards (Tokyo film journalists) | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1959 | Mainichi Film Concours — Best Actress | Hotarubi; Iwashigumo (two films) | 主演女優賞 | Mainichi Film Concours | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award | — | — | Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1995 | Order of the Precious Crown, Fourth Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1995 | Japan Film Critics Award — Golden Glory | — | — | Japan Film Critics Association | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Tanaka Kinuyo Award | — | — | Mainichi Film Concours | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Makino Shozo Award | — | — | Makino Shozo Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | NHK Broadcast Culture Award | — | — | NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Yamaji Fumiko Film Award — Film Lifetime Achievement | — | — | Yamaji Fumiko Film Award | 受賞 |
Blue Ribbon Award — Best Actress
1950
対象作品:
Tenya Wanya (Tenya-Wanya)
部門:
主演女優賞
主催:
Blue Ribbon Awards (Tokyo film journalists)
結果:
受賞
Blue Ribbon Award — Best Actress
1955
対象作品:
Fufu Zenzai
部門:
主演女優賞
主催:
Blue Ribbon Awards (Tokyo film journalists)
結果:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1956
主催:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Mainichi Film Concours — Best Actress
1959
対象作品:
Hotarubi; Iwashigumo (two films)
部門:
主演女優賞
主催:
Mainichi Film Concours
結果:
受賞
Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award
1984
主催:
Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award
結果:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1988
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
Order of the Precious Crown, Fourth Class
1995
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
Japan Film Critics Award — Golden Glory
1995
主催:
Japan Film Critics Association
結果:
受賞
Tanaka Kinuyo Award
1998
主催:
Mainichi Film Concours
結果:
受賞
Makino Shozo Award
2004
主催:
Makino Shozo Award Committee
結果:
受賞
NHK Broadcast Culture Award
2005
主催:
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
結果:
受賞
Yamaji Fumiko Film Award — Film Lifetime Achievement
2010
主催:
Yamaji Fumiko Film Award
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Tenya Wanya
1950年 Feature film / ComedyOne of her early debut films at Shochiku. A comedic entertainment film in which Awashima's performance was highly regarded, earning her the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress.
ComedyPostwar popular entertainment
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Tenya Wanya / 渋谷実 (1950)
Early Summer
1951年 DramaA film by Yasujirō Ozu focusing on family and generational relationships; Awashima portrays a modern postwar woman in a sensitive ensemble.
FamilyModernization vs. traditionPortrayal of women
Fufu Zenzai
1955年 Comedy / DramaDirected by Shirō Toyoda; co-starring with Hisaya Morishige, Awashima showed maternal and comedic qualities, earning her another Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress.
MotherhoodComedyHuman relationships
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Fufu Zenzai / 豊田四郎 (1955)
Hotarubi
1958年 DramaDirected by Heinosuke Gosho; a drama exploring women's psychology and family conflicts for which Awashima's performance was acclaimed.
Women's psychologyFamilyPostwar society
Iwashi Gumo
1958年 DramaA film by Mikio Naruse; within Naruse's restrained dramatic style, Awashima played a significant role and was noted for her performance.
Human dramaSuffering and conflict
The Friends (Natsu no Niwa)
1994年 DramaDirected by Shinji Somai; one of her later film appearances where Awashima delivered a strong, mature performance.
FriendshipIntergenerational themesLoss and renewal
A Trip with Haru
2010年 DramaDirected by Masahiro Kobayashi; a film depicting elderly characters with care, and one of Awashima's late-career screen appearances.
AgingFamilyLife's journey
全著作
- Tenya Wanya
- Early Summer
- An Inlet of Muddy Water (Nigorie)
- Fufu Zenzai
- The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
- Nihonbashi
- Hotarubi
- Iwashi Gumo
- Leaving This Child Behind
- The Friends (Natsu no Niwa)
- A Trip with Haru
- The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
- School of Freedom
- Early Summer
作風・主題
- 文体
- Naturalistic, restrained actingMaternal warmth in performanceSkilled comedic timing
- 頻出モチーフ
- Motherhood and familyPostwar images of womenEveryday humor and pathos
健康
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Pancreatic cancer2011-2012Diagnosed in 2011 with pancreatic cancer that progressed to stage IV. Treatment was managed without full disclosure to her; she continued to participate in filming when possible. Died in February 2012.
評価・遺産
A Takarazuka Revue alumna and one of postwar Japan's leading actresses. As a marquee actress for Shochiku and Toho, she portrayed a wide range of roles, earned numerous awards and honors, and was inducted into the Takarazuka Hall of Fame in 2014. She influenced many subsequent actresses.
記念館・博物館
- Takarazuka Revue Hall of Fame (inductee) Takarazuka Grand Theatre (Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) 2014年開館
関連学会
- Japan Actors Union (associated)
資料所蔵先
- NHK Archives (performance records)
- Japanese Movie Database (JMDb)
- Kinema Junpo database
大衆文化への影響
- Osamu Tezuka reportedly cited Awashima's performances (including switching between musumeyaku and otokoyaku roles during her Takarazuka years) as part of the inspiration for Princess Sapphire in 'The Rose of Versailles.'
- Beloved across film, television and stage as a representative actress of postwar Japanese cinema.
引用
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(About Osamu Tezuka) It is said that Awashima's occasional switching between female and male roles in Takarazuka partly inspired the character Sapphire in 'The Rose of Versailles.'
出典: TBS 'TV Detective Team' ep.47 (remarks attributed to Osamu Tezuka), broadcast January 10, 1988 (1988年)
豆知識
- Nicknamed 'Okeichan' and 'Keichan'.
- Alumna of Takarazuka Revue (29th class), active as a top musumeyaku (daughter-role) star during her tenure.
- Her younger brother, Yusaku Nakagawa (Steve Nakagawa), worked as an animator for U.S. studios including Hanna-Barbera and Rankin/Bass.
- Never married; posthumous Buddhist name: 'Kayuuin Jitoku Kejun Daishi'.
- Buried at Gokoku-ji temple.
- Inducted into the inaugural 100 of the Takarazuka Revue Hall of Fame in 2014.