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Chikage Awashima

Tokyo, Japan

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-02-24

Popularity

1.4

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.

Movie Credits

An Urban Affair

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7.0

1961

An Urban Affair

Early Spring

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7.5

1956

Early Spring

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

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8.1

1959

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The King

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8.0

1962

The King

The Life of Rikisha-Man

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8.0

1963

The Life of Rikisha-Man

Aru kankei

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0.0

1962

Aru kankei

Hagure kigeki mandara

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7.0

1962

Hagure kigeki mandara

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

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7.0

1960

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

Tatsu

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7.0

1962

Tatsu

Shadow of a Flower

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7.0

1961

Shadow of a Flower

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

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7.5

1952

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

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0.0

1966

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

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8.0

1957

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Oban kanketsu hen

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0.0

1958

Oban kanketsu hen

Ôban

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9.0

1957

Ôban

The Mask and Destiny

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7.0

1955

The Mask and Destiny

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

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9.0

1957

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Haru's Journey

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6.6

2010

Haru's Journey

I Lived, But...

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6.8

1983

I Lived, But...

The Friends

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7.1

1994

The Friends

Summer Clouds

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7.7

1958

Summer Clouds

Flower Shop Curtain

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10.0

1959

Flower Shop Curtain

Children of Nagasaki

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6.6

1983

Children of Nagasaki

The Good Fairy

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5.8

1951

The Good Fairy

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

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0.0

1962

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

The Other Woman

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6.3

1961

The Other Woman

Girls of the Night

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6.5

1961

Girls of the Night

Evening Calm

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9.0

1957

Evening Calm

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

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10.0

1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

武蔵と小次郎

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0.0

1952

武蔵と小次郎

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0.0

1952

武蔵と小次郎

Hana no shôgai

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0.0

1953

Hana no shôgai

Edo no yubae

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0.0

1954

Edo no yubae

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

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8.0

1961

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

八州遊侠伝白鷺三味線

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0.0

1955

八州遊侠伝白鷺三味線

Ejima and Ikushima

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0.0

1955

Ejima and Ikushima

Aces Wild

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8.0

1961

Aces Wild

Carmen's Innocent Love

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5.2

1952

Carmen's Innocent Love

Marital Relations

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5.6

1955

Marital Relations

Yellow Crow

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6.7

1957

Yellow Crow

An Inlet of Muddy Water

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6.3

1953

An Inlet of Muddy Water

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

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9.0

1959

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

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8.0

1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

Doctor's Day Off

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6.8

1952

Doctor's Day Off

The Further Adventures of Genta

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0.0

1955

The Further Adventures of Genta

Love and the Shop Curtain

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0.0

1961

Love and the Shop Curtain

Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi

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0.0

1956

Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi

Bridge of Japan

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7.8

1956

Bridge of Japan

Freedom School

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7.0

1951

Freedom School

Hadaka no Machi

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0.0

1957

Hadaka no Machi

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

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0.0

1954

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

Roadside Stone

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6.5

1964

Roadside Stone

Always in My Heart

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6.8

1953

Always in My Heart

Always in My Heart Part 2

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6.5

1953

Always in My Heart Part 2

Always in My Heart Part 3

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7.0

1954

Always in My Heart Part 3

Firefly Light

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9.0

1958

Firefly Light

Secret of Naruto

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7.0

1957

Secret of Naruto

Furimuita hanayome

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0.0

1961

Furimuita hanayome

An Actor's Revenge

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6.0

1959

An Actor's Revenge

Runway to Hell

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7.0

1960

Runway to Hell

The Master Spearman

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6.0

1960

The Master Spearman

The Loyal 47 Ronin

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6.3

1958

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Foster Mother

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0.0

The Foster Mother

Rascals! Go to Hell

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0.0

1961

Rascals! Go to Hell

Edo Purebreed

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9.0

1961

Edo Purebreed

The Unbalanced Wheel

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7.0

1957

The Unbalanced Wheel

Four Sisters

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6.0

1962

Four Sisters

Siberian Express 2

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0.0

2001

Siberian Express 2

Room for Let

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7.0

1959

Room for Let

The Waves

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5.5

1952

The Waves

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

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7.0

1958

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

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9.0

1958

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

Born in Sin

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9.0

1962

Born in Sin

Honno-Ji in Flames

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6.3

1960

Honno-Ji in Flames

The Maid Story

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10.0

1963

The Maid Story

Early Summer

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7.8

1951

Early Summer

Dancing Girl

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8.0

1957

Dancing Girl

The Shrikes

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0.0

1961

The Shrikes

Tange Sazen

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10.0

1952

Tange Sazen

The Hotelman's Holiday

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9.0

1958

The Hotelman's Holiday

Pressure of Guilt

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7.5

1963

Pressure of Guilt

Love and Duty

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0.0

1954

Love and Duty

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

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7.0

1965

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

Yassamossa

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8.0

1953

Yassamossa

Pilgrimage at Night

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0.0

1959

Pilgrimage at Night

A Woman's Life

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0.0

1955

A Woman's Life

Crazy Uproar

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9.0

1950

Crazy Uproar

Restoration Fire

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7.0

1961

Restoration Fire

Image of a Mother

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8.5

1959

Image of a Mother

Metamorphosis

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5.1

1986

Metamorphosis

Tales of the Inner Chamber

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5.0

1968

Tales of the Inner Chamber

Chushingura

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0.0

1954

Chushingura

The Last Judgment

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8.3

1965

The Last Judgment

Zangiku monogatari

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7.0

1956

Zangiku monogatari

Until the Lights Come Back

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6.4

2005

Until the Lights Come Back

Beauty of Life

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10.0

1951

Beauty of Life

A Good Man, A Good Day

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0.0

1961

A Good Man, A Good Day

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

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9.0

1963

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

Ganpeki

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0.0

1953

Ganpeki

Merry Migratory Birds

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0.0

1952

Merry Migratory Birds

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

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7.0

1963

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

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8.0

1967

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

Hot Spring Ghost

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10.0

1964

Hot Spring Ghost

Going West: to the West

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0.0

1997

Going West: to the West

Hometown

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0.0

1999

Hometown

The Brass General

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0.0

1960

The Brass General

Devices Stronger Than Women

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0.0

1963

Devices Stronger Than Women

Bringing Up Husbands

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0.0

1959

Bringing Up Husbands

Rakuten fujin

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0.0

1956

Rakuten fujin

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

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8.0

1964

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

The Diplomat's Mansion

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8.0

1961

The Diplomat's Mansion

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

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0.0

1955

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

Every Day That New Life

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0.0

1955

Every Day That New Life

Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku

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0.0

1957

Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

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0.0

1956

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

A Woman's Skin

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0.0

1957

A Woman's Skin

The Actress and the Detective

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0.0

1950

The Actress and the Detective

Volcano of Station Front Plaza

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0.0

1968

Volcano of Station Front Plaza

Exploration in Front of the Station

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0.0

1967

Exploration in Front of the Station

Mahjong Madness

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0.0

1967

Mahjong Madness

The Curio Master

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0.0

1960

The Curio Master

Mama o uchi ga moeteru no

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0.0

1961

Mama o uchi ga moeteru no

You Can If You Try

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0.0

1965

You Can If You Try

How to Win a Race

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0.0

1966

How to Win a Race

Big Wind at the Spa

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0.0

1966

Big Wind at the Spa

Finances in Front of the Train Station

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0.0

1965

Finances in Front of the Train Station

Hospital in Front of the Train Station

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0.0

1965

Hospital in Front of the Train Station

Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station

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0.0

1964

Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station

Mumu Dance

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0.0

1964

Mumu Dance

Comedy: Cheerful Widow

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0.0

1964

Comedy: Cheerful Widow

New Marital Relations

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0.0

1963

New Marital Relations

Masseur War Story

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0.0

1965

Masseur War Story

The Five Jolly Thieves

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0.0

1960

The Five Jolly Thieves

New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune

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0.0

1956

New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune

Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple

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0.0

1956

Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple

Studio wa ōsawagi

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0.0

1956

Studio wa ōsawagi

Tv Credits

Akō Rōshi

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7.5

1964

Akō Rōshi

Life of a Flower

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7.0

1963

Life of a Flower

Red Storm

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0.0

1979

Red Storm

Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

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0.0

1982

Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

Omoi Bashi

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0.0

1973

Omoi Bashi

Imo Tako Nankin

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10.0

2006

Imo Tako Nankin

Haru yo koi

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0.0

1994

Haru yo koi

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル　母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀

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0.0

1985

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル　母は敵か？！正雪の陰謀