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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
    Birthday
    10/5/1902
Early Spring
Early Spring
7.5
Hachiko
Hachiko
7.7
Scarred Yosaburo
Scarred Yosaburo
0
Nocturnal Lights
Nocturnal Lights
0
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
0
Haru no sanmyaku
Haru no sanmyaku
0
Teppo Yasu no Shogai
Teppo Yasu no Shogai
0
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
6
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
7.7
湖愁
湖愁
0
Victory and Defeat
Victory and Defeat
0
Wedding March
Wedding March
0
Kono ni uruwashi
Kono ni uruwashi
0
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
0
Oogonju
0
The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern
0
Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan
7.3
Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds
7.5
Nippon Irresponsible Guy
Nippon Irresponsible Guy
0
Dupe
Dupe
0
Koina no Ginpei
Koina no Ginpei
0
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
0
Women of the Night
Women of the Night
7.2
Aru yo no seppun
Aru yo no seppun
0
Women Doing Time
Women Doing Time
0
Night Scandal
Night Scandal
0
Girl in College
Girl in College
0
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
6.2
Yearning
Yearning
8.1
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
7
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
6.3
The Body
The Body
7
Ah, My Hometown
0
Before Spring
Before Spring
5.2
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy
6.8
The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate
7.2
Hibari no komoriuta
Hibari no komoriuta
6
Kyū-chan ondo
Kyū-chan ondo
0
Moken no himitsu
0
18 Roughs
18 Roughs
6.6
The Story of Shunkin
The Story of Shunkin
5
Secret Club 000
Secret Club 000
0
Shi no machi wo nogarete
Shi no machi wo nogarete
0
When a Woman Loves
When a Woman Loves
0
Sound in the Mist
Sound in the Mist
0
Mistress of a Foreigner
6.5
The Man From Chungking
The Man From Chungking
0
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
0
Osumi and Her Mother
6.5
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
0
母山彦
母山彦
0
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
0
The Precipice
The Precipice
0
Confronting Fear
Confronting Fear
0
俺は死なない
俺は死なない
0
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
0
喜劇 右向けェ左!
喜劇 右向けェ左!
0
An Heir's Place
An Heir's Place
0
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
0
Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi
Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi
0
Tsuki yori no shisha
Tsuki yori no shisha
0
Ikiru
Ikiru
8.3
A Certain Woman
A Certain Woman
0
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
0
Saigo no kikyō
Saigo no kikyō
0
Four and A Half Mats
Four and A Half Mats
0
Lightning
Lightning
7.1
Repast
Repast
7.5
Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister
6.6
Ginza Cancan Girls
Ginza Cancan Girls
0
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Where Chimneys Are Seen
6.4
The Pretty Jade
The Pretty Jade
0
Who Is the Criminal?
Who Is the Criminal?
0
A face glowing at night
A face glowing at night
0
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
6
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters
8
A Mother's Love
0
Women of the Night
Women of the Night
7.2
Bot-chan
Bot-chan
10
The Song of the Cart
The Song of the Cart
6.6
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
0
続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
0
Training Ship of Yearning
Training Ship of Yearning
0
Stakeout
Stakeout
6.9
Miss Lonely
Miss Lonely
6.9
An Innocent Witch
An Innocent Witch
7.1
Moment of Terror
Moment of Terror
6.3
The Golden Demon
The Golden Demon
0
Eriko
0
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
0
The Woman Who Touched Legs
The Woman Who Touched Legs
6
The Life of a Horse Trader
The Life of a Horse Trader
7
Elegy of the North
Elegy of the North
5.4
The Bad Guy Blues
The Bad Guy Blues
0
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow
7.7
The Feast of Gion
The Feast of Gion
5
Jakoman and Tetsu
Jakoman and Tetsu
6
Love's Family Tree
Love's Family Tree
0
Akireta musumetachi
Akireta musumetachi
0
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki
6.7
Snow Country
Snow Country
6.7
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
7
Fantasy of Youth
Fantasy of Youth
0
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
6.8
Adults Games
Adults Games
0
And Yet They Go On
And Yet They Go On
0
The Secret Ceremony
The Secret Ceremony
0
I Sell My Husband
I Sell My Husband
0
Snow-Flake
Snow-Flake
8
Refresher Course for Wives
0
Tokyo Omnibus
Tokyo Omnibus
0
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
6.2
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
5
Nippon no obaachan
Nippon no obaachan
0
母子鶴
母子鶴
0
A Ripple in a Morning
A Ripple in a Morning
0
Game of Chance
Game of Chance
6
Young Lovers
Young Lovers
0
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
5.8
Futari dake no hashi
Futari dake no hashi
0
The Tiger of Malaya
The Tiger of Malaya
0
Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight
7.7
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
0
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
8
Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes
7.7
The Passionate Spinster
The Passionate Spinster
0
The Rainbow Man
The Rainbow Man
6.7
Tsukinode no ketto
Tsukinode no ketto
0
Tora-san's Pure Love
Tora-san's Pure Love
8.5
The Water Magician
The Water Magician
6.9
Itohan Monogatari
Itohan Monogatari
0
Gateway to Glory
Gateway to Glory
6
Twice on a Certain Night
Twice on a Certain Night
0
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
0
A Man Among Men
A Man Among Men
0
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
0
Destroyer Yukikaze
Destroyer Yukikaze
0
Flower Cards Chivalry
Flower Cards Chivalry
10
Yanagase Blues
Yanagase Blues
0
Nocturnal Gate
0
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Fighting Letter for 29 People
0
Inazuma Kaidō
Inazuma Kaidō
0
The Magistrate
The Magistrate
0
Seisaku no tsuma
0
Teinen Taishoku
Teinen Taishoku
0
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
0
New Snow
New Snow
0
Passion to Soar
0
Children Seeking a Mother
Children Seeking a Mother
0
Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello
0
Diary of a Substitute Doctor
Diary of a Substitute Doctor
0
Mother
Mother
0
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