Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Date of Birth:

Oct 05, 1902

Place of Birth:

Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

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.

filmography:

Stray Dog Stray Dog

1973

Fantasy of Youth Fantasy of Youth

1955

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975

Snow Country Snow Country

1957

Portrait of Madame Yuki Portrait of Madame Yuki

1950

Jakoman and Tetsu Jakoman and Tetsu

1964

Love's Family Tree Love's Family Tree

1961

Akireta musumetachi Akireta musumetachi

1949

Adults Games Adults Games

1971

And Yet They Go On And Yet They Go On

1931

Typhoon Over Nagasaki Typhoon Over Nagasaki

1957

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

1967

Nippon no obaachan Nippon no obaachan

1962

Tokyo Omnibus Tokyo Omnibus

1959

Refresher Course for Wives Refresher Course for Wives

1961

The Secret Ceremony The Secret Ceremony

1971

I Sell My Husband I Sell My Husband

1968

Snow-Flake Snow-Flake

1950

The Feast of Gion The Feast of Gion

1933

Two in the Shadow Two in the Shadow

1967

Training Ship of Yearning Training Ship of Yearning

1956

Stakeout Stakeout

1958

Miss Lonely Miss Lonely

1985

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

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

1954

Women of the Night Women of the Night

1948

Bot-chan Bot-chan

1953

The Song of the Cart The Song of the Cart

1959

An Innocent Witch An Innocent Witch

1965

Moment of Terror Moment of Terror

1966

The Life of a Horse Trader The Life of a Horse Trader

1951

Elegy of the North Elegy of the North

1957

The Bad Guy Blues The Bad Guy Blues

1969

The Woman Who Touched Legs The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

1952

The Golden Demon The Golden Demon

1954

Eriko Eriko

1962

母子鶴 母子鶴

1952

A Ripple in a Morning A Ripple in a Morning

1952

Inazuma Kaidō Inazuma Kaidō

1957

Fighting Letter for 29 People Fighting Letter for 29 People

1957

The Magistrate The Magistrate

1955

Nocturnal Gate Nocturnal Gate

1948

Yanagase Blues Yanagase Blues

1967

Storm on the Silvery Peaks Storm on the Silvery Peaks

1960

Destroyer Yukikaze Destroyer Yukikaze

1964

Flower Cards Chivalry Flower Cards Chivalry

1967

Seisaku no tsuma Seisaku no tsuma

1924

Teinen Taishoku Teinen Taishoku

1963

Goodbye, Hello Goodbye, Hello

1959

Diary of a Substitute Doctor Diary of a Substitute Doctor

1959

Mother Mother

1958

Children Seeking a Mother Children Seeking a Mother

1956

Passion to Soar Passion to Soar

1941

Yaneura no Onna-tachi Yaneura no Onna-tachi

1956

New Snow New Snow

1942

A Man Among Men A Man Among Men

1955

A Woman's Life A Woman's Life

1955

Tokyo Twilight Tokyo Twilight

1957

Night Mist Makes Women Cry Night Mist Makes Women Cry

1962

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

1963

The Tiger of Malaya The Tiger of Malaya

1943

Futari dake no hashi Futari dake no hashi

1958

Game of Chance Game of Chance

1966

Young Lovers Young Lovers

1957

A Woman's Testament A Woman's Testament

1960

Twenty-Four Eyes Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

The Passionate Spinster The Passionate Spinster

1965

Itohan Monogatari Itohan Monogatari

1957

Gateway to Glory Gateway to Glory

1969

Twice on a Certain Night Twice on a Certain Night

1956

The Water Magician The Water Magician

1933

Tora-san's Pure Love Tora-san's Pure Love

1976

The Rainbow Man The Rainbow Man

1949

Tsukinode no ketto Tsukinode no ketto

1960

A Mother's Love A Mother's Love

1950

The Makioka Sisters The Makioka Sisters

1959

Night Scandal Night Scandal

1964

Girl in College Girl in College

1969

The Broken Commandment The Broken Commandment

1962

Women Doing Time Women Doing Time

1966

Aru yo no seppun Aru yo no seppun

1946

Koina no Ginpei Koina no Ginpei

1954

The 26 Martyrs of Japan The 26 Martyrs of Japan

1931

Women of the Night Women of the Night

1948

Yearning Yearning

1964

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955

Being Two Isn't Easy Being Two Isn't Easy

1962

The Straits of Love and Hate The Straits of Love and Hate

1937

Hibari no komoriuta Hibari no komoriuta

1951

Before Spring Before Spring

1980

Ah, My Hometown Ah, My Hometown

1938

The Wild Geese The Wild Geese

1953

The Body The Body

1962

Dupe Dupe

1965

Nippon Irresponsible Guy Nippon Irresponsible Guy

1962

Teppo Yasu no Shogai Teppo Yasu no Shogai

1962

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

1927

Street of Shame Street of Shame

1956

Haru no sanmyaku Haru no sanmyaku

1962

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

1962

Hachiko Hachiko

1987

Scarred Yosaburo Scarred Yosaburo

1960

Nocturnal Lights Nocturnal Lights

1966

湖愁 湖愁

1962

Victory and Defeat Victory and Defeat

1960

The Song Lantern The Song Lantern

1960

Bridge of Japan Bridge of Japan

1956

Floating Weeds Floating Weeds

1959

Oogonju Oogonju

1950

Duel in the Sun Duel in the Sun

1950

Wedding March Wedding March

1951

Kono ni uruwashi Kono ni uruwashi

1962

Kyū-chan ondo Kyū-chan ondo

1962

Moken no himitsu Moken no himitsu

1924

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

1931

Saigo no kikyō Saigo no kikyō

1945

Four and A Half Mats Four and A Half Mats

1966

A Certain Woman A Certain Woman

1954

Ikiru Ikiru

1952

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

1955

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

1962

Tsuki yori no shisha Tsuki yori no shisha

1934

Repast Repast

1951

Lightning Lightning

1952

Who Is the Criminal? Who Is the Criminal?

1945

A face glowing at night A face glowing at night

1946

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

1954

The Pretty Jade The Pretty Jade

1966

Where Chimneys Are Seen Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953

Brother and Sister Brother and Sister

1953

Ginza Cancan Girls Ginza Cancan Girls

1949

An Heir's Place An Heir's Place

1953

喜劇 右向けェ左！ 喜劇 右向けェ左！

1970

Sound in the Mist Sound in the Mist

1956

Mistress of a Foreigner Mistress of a Foreigner

1930

The Man From Chungking The Man From Chungking

1943

When a Woman Loves When a Woman Loves

1959

Shi no machi wo nogarete Shi no machi wo nogarete

1952

18 Roughs 18 Roughs

1963

The Story of Shunkin The Story of Shunkin

1954

Secret Club 000 Secret Club 000

1965

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

1947

Osumi and Her Mother Osumi and Her Mother

1924

Confronting Fear Confronting Fear

1958

俺は死なない 俺は死なない

1956

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

1972

The Precipice The Precipice

1958

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

1955

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

1962

母山彦 母山彦

1952

Early Spring Early Spring

1956

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