Biography
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 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
all 169
Movies 166
TV Shows 3
Hachiko (1987)
Miss Lonely (1985)
He's Like a Devil (1975)
Yanagase Blues (1967)
Moment of Terror (1966)
The ionate Spinster (1965)
Yearning (1964)
18 Roughs (1963)
The Broken Commandment (1962)
Eriko (1962)
Night Mist Makes Women Cry (1962)
Storm on the Silvery Peaks (1960)
Stakeout (1958)
Elegy of the North (1957)
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Early Spring (1956)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
A Woman's Life (1955)
Life of Geisha (1955)
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
The Wild Geese (1953)
Brother and Sister (1953)
Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
The Whisper of Spring (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
母子鶴 (1952)
Wedding March (1951)
Repast (1951)
Oogonju (1950)
Duel in the Sun (1950)
The Rainbow Man (1949)
Women of the Night (1948)
The 26 Martyrs of Japan (1931)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1902-10-05
Deathday
1989-10-26 (87 years old)
Birth Place
Kamo district, Japan
Citizenships
Empire of Japan, Japan
Also Known As
浦邊粂子
Awards
Medal with Purple Ribbon
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