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Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe (Japanese: 浦辺粂子), born Kimura Kume ((木村 くめ)), (October 5, 1902 – October 26, 1989) was a Japanese movie actress, one of the first in the country. She worked on stage and in film and television. Urabe was born in a rural part of the Shizuoka Prefecture. She lived in several homes while growing up, as she relocated with her father, a Buddhist priest, among the temples to which he was assigned. Urabe completed her education in Numazu, and left school in 1919 to join a theatre company, touring under various stage names as an actor and dancer. In 1923, Urabe auditioned at the film studio Nikkatsu, and adopted the name Kumeko Urabe, by which she was known for the rest of her life. She appeared in her first film the following year, and continued to act until 1987. She worked with such directors as Kenji Mizoguchi and Mikio Naruse, and performed in over 320 films, including Ikiru, Older Brother, Younger Sister, Portrait of Madame Yuki, She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, and Street of Shame. She also starred in television dramas, including thirteen episodes of Toshiba Sunday Theatre between 1958 and 1980. In the following decade, she carved a niche as a Grandma idol, until her death in 1989.

Personal information

Birthday

1902-10-05

Birth Place

Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Movies and TV shows :

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

1955

0.0

Movie
18 Roughs

18 Roughs

1963

6.6

Movie
A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman

1954

0.0

Movie
A face glowing at night

A face glowing at night

1946

0.0

Movie
A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

1958

0.0

Movie
A Man Among Men

A Man Among Men

1955

0.0

Movie
A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love

1950

0.0

Movie
A Ripple in a Morning

A Ripple in a Morning

1952

0.0

Movie
A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1955

0.0

Movie
A Woman's Testament

A Woman's Testament

1960

5.8

Movie
Adults Games

Adults Games

1971

0.0

Movie
Ah, My Hometown

Ah, My Hometown

1938

0.0

Movie
Akireta musumetachi

Akireta musumetachi

1949

0.0

Movie
An Heir's Place

An Heir's Place

1953

0.0

Movie
An Innocent Witch

An Innocent Witch

1965

7.1

Movie
And Yet They Go On

And Yet They Go On

1931

0.0

Movie
Aru yo no seppun

Aru yo no seppun

1946

0.0

Movie
Before Spring

Before Spring

1980

5.2

Movie
Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy

1962

6.8

Movie
Bot-chan

Bot-chan

1953

10.0

Movie
Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan

1956

7.3

Movie
Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

1953

6.6

Movie
Chained Bitch

Chained Bitch

1965

0.0

Movie
Children Seeking a Mother

Children Seeking a Mother

1956

0.0

Movie
Color

Color

1965

0.0

Movie
Confronting Fear

Confronting Fear

1958

0.0

Movie
Destroyer Yukikaze

Destroyer Yukikaze

1964

0.0

Movie
Diary of a Substitute Doctor

Diary of a Substitute Doctor

1959

0.0

Movie
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1950

0.0

Movie
Dupe

Dupe

1965

0.0

Movie
Early Spring

Early Spring

1956

7.5

Movie
Elegy of the North

Elegy of the North

1957

5.4

Movie
Eriko

Eriko

1962

0.0

Movie
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

1967

5.0

Movie
Fantasy of Youth

Fantasy of Youth

1955

0.0

Movie
Fighting Letter for 29 People

Fighting Letter for 29 People

1957

0.0

Movie
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

1959

7.5

Movie
Flower Cards Chivalry

Flower Cards Chivalry

1967

10.0

Movie
Four and A Half Mats

Four and A Half Mats

1966

0.0

Movie
Futari dake no hashi

Futari dake no hashi

1958

0.0

Movie
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

1962

0.0

Movie
Game of Chance

Game of Chance

1966

6.0

Movie
Gateway to Glory

Gateway to Glory

1969

6.0

Movie
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

1963

8.0

Movie
Ginza Cancan Girls

Ginza Cancan Girls

1949

0.0

Movie
Girl in College

Girl in College

1969

0.0

Movie
Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello

1959

6.0

Movie
Hachiko

Hachiko

1987

7.7

Movie
Haru no sanmyaku

Haru no sanmyaku

1962

0.0

Movie
Hibari no komoriuta

Hibari no komoriuta

1951

6.0

Movie
I Sell My Husband

I Sell My Husband

1968

0.0

Movie
Ikiru

Ikiru

1952

8.3

Movie
Inazuma Kaidō

Inazuma Kaidō

1957

0.0

Movie
Itohan Monogatari

Itohan Monogatari

1957

0.0

Movie
Jakoman and Tetsu

Jakoman and Tetsu

1964

6.0

Movie
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

1952

0.0

Movie
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975

6.8

Movie
poster

Kininaru Yomesan

1971

0.0

TV
Koina no Ginpei

Koina no Ginpei

1954

0.0

Movie
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

1931

0.0

Movie
Kono ni uruwashi

Kono ni uruwashi

1962

0.0

Movie
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

1947

0.0

Movie
Kyū-chan ondo

Kyū-chan ondo

1962

0.0

Movie
Lightning

Lightning

1952

7.2

Movie
Love's Family Tree

Love's Family Tree

1961

0.0

Movie
Miss Lonely

Miss Lonely

1985

7.0

Movie
Mistress of a Foreigner

Mistress of a Foreigner

1930

6.5

Movie
Moken no himitsu

Moken no himitsu

1924

0.0

Movie
Moment of Terror

Moment of Terror

1966

6.3

Movie
Mother

Mother

1958

0.0

Movie
New Snow

New Snow

1942

0.0

Movie
Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

1962

0.0

Movie
Night Scandal

Night Scandal

1964

0.0

Movie
Nippon Irresponsible Guy

Nippon Irresponsible Guy

1962

0.0

Movie
Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan

1962

0.0

Movie
Nocturnal Gate

Nocturnal Gate

1948

0.0

Movie
Nocturnal Lights

Nocturnal Lights

1966

0.0

Movie
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

1972

0.0

Movie
Oogonju

Oogonju

1950

0.0

Movie
Osumi and Her Mother

Osumi and Her Mother

1924

6.5

Movie
Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

1962

0.0

Movie
Passion to Soar

Passion to Soar

1941

0.0

Movie
Portrait of Madame Yuki

Portrait of Madame Yuki

1950

6.7

Movie
Refresher Course for Wives

Refresher Course for Wives

1961

0.0

Movie
Repast

Repast

1951

7.5

Movie
Saigo no kikyō

Saigo no kikyō

1945

0.0

Movie
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda

Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda

1962

0.0

Movie
Scarred Yosaburo

Scarred Yosaburo

1960

0.0

Movie
Secret Club 000

Secret Club 000

1965

0.0

Movie
Seisaku no tsuma

Seisaku no tsuma

1924

0.0

Movie
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955

7.0

Movie
Shi no machi wo nogarete

Shi no machi wo nogarete

1952

0.0

Movie
Snow Country

Snow Country

1957

6.7

Movie
Snow-Flake

Snow-Flake

1950

8.0

Movie
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

1954

6.0

Movie
Sound in the Mist

Sound in the Mist

1956

0.0

Movie
Stakeout

Stakeout

1958

6.9

Movie
Storm on the Silvery Peaks

Storm on the Silvery Peaks

1960

0.0

Movie
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1973

7.0

Movie
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956

7.7

Movie
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

1954

0.0

Movie
Teinen Taishoku

Teinen Taishoku

1963

0.0

Movie
Teppo Yasu no Shogai

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

1962

0.0

Movie
The 26 Martyrs of Japan

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

1931

0.0

Movie
The Bad Guy Blues

The Bad Guy Blues

1969

0.0

Movie
The Body

The Body

1962

6.5

Movie
The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

1962

6.6

Movie
The Feast of Gion

The Feast of Gion

1933

5.0

Movie
The Golden Demon

The Golden Demon

1954

0.0

Movie
The Life of a Horse Trader

The Life of a Horse Trader

1951

7.0

Movie
The Magistrate

The Magistrate

1955

0.0

Movie
The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

1959

8.0

Movie
The Man From Chungking

The Man From Chungking

1943

0.0

Movie
The Passionate Spinster

The Passionate Spinster

1965

0.0

Movie
The Precipice

The Precipice

1958

0.0

Movie
The Pretty Jade

The Pretty Jade

1966

0.0

Movie
The Rainbow Man

The Rainbow Man

1949

6.7

Movie
The Secret Ceremony

The Secret Ceremony

1971

0.0

Movie
The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

1960

0.0

Movie
The Song of the Cart

The Song of the Cart

1959

6.6

Movie
The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin

1954

5.0

Movie
The Straits of Love and Hate

The Straits of Love and Hate

1937

7.2

Movie
The Tiger of Malaya

The Tiger of Malaya

1943

0.0

Movie
The Water Magician

The Water Magician

1933

7.2

Movie
The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1953

6.3

Movie
The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960

6.0

Movie
Tokyo Omnibus

Tokyo Omnibus

1959

0.0

Movie
Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

1957

7.7

Movie
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

1955

0.0

Movie
Tora-san's Pure Love

Tora-san's Pure Love

1976

8.5

Movie
Training Ship of Yearning

Training Ship of Yearning

1956

0.0

Movie
Tsuki yori no shisha

Tsuki yori no shisha

1934

0.0

Movie
Tsukinode no ketto

Tsukinode no ketto

1960

0.0

Movie
Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

7.7

Movie
Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night

1956

0.0

Movie
Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow

1967

7.7

Movie
Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

1957

6.2

Movie
Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat

1960

0.0

Movie
Wedding March

Wedding March

1951

0.0

Movie
When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves

1959

0.0

Movie
Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953

6.4

Movie
poster

White Runway

1974

0.0

TV
Who Is the Criminal?

Who Is the Criminal?

1945

0.0

Movie
Women Doing Time

Women Doing Time

1966

0.0

Movie
Women of the Night

Women of the Night

1948

7.2

Movie
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

1927

6.0

Movie
Yanagase Blues

Yanagase Blues

1967

0.0

Movie
Yaneura no Onna-tachi

Yaneura no Onna-tachi

1956

0.0

Movie
Yearning

Yearning

1964

8.1

Movie
Young Lovers

Young Lovers

1957

0.0

Movie
俺は死なない

俺は死なない

1956

0.0

Movie
喜劇 右向けェ左!

喜劇 右向けェ左!

1970

0.0

Movie
母子鶴

母子鶴

1952

0.0

Movie
母山彦

母山彦

1952

0.0

Movie
湖愁

湖愁

1962

0.0

Movie
続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻

続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻

1957

0.0

Movie