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Kumeko Urabe‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1902-10-05

Popularity

star6.3

Kumeko Urabe

Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Kumeko Urabe

Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1902-10-05

Popularity

star6.3

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 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.

Movie Credits

Early Spring

Early Spring‌
star7.5
calendar 1956

Hachiko

Hachiko‌
star7.7
calendar 1987

Scarred Yosaburo

Scarred Yosaburo‌
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calendar 1960

Nocturnal Lights

Nocturnal Lights‌
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calendar 1966

Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda

Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda‌
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calendar 1962

Haru no sanmyaku

Haru no sanmyaku‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

Teppo Yasu no Shogai‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue‌
star6.0
calendar 1927

Street of Shame

Street of Shame‌
star7.7
calendar 1956

湖愁

湖愁‌
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calendar 1962

Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat‌
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calendar 1960

Wedding March

Wedding March‌
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calendar 1951

Kono ni uruwashi

Kono ni uruwashi‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun‌
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calendar 1950

Oogonju

Oogonju‌
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calendar 1950

The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan‌
star7.3
calendar 1956

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds‌
star7.5
calendar 1959

Nippon Irresponsible Guy

Nippon Irresponsible Guy‌
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calendar 1962

Dupe

Dupe‌
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calendar 1965

Koina no Ginpei

Koina no Ginpei‌
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calendar 1954

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

The 26 Martyrs of Japan‌
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calendar 1931

Women of the Night

Women of the Night‌
star7.2
calendar 1948

Aru yo no seppun

Aru yo no seppun‌
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calendar 1946

Women Doing Time

Women Doing Time‌
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calendar 1966

Night Scandal

Night Scandal‌
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calendar 1964

Girl in College

Girl in College‌
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calendar 1969

The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment‌
star6.2
calendar 1962

Yearning

Yearning‌
star8.1
calendar 1964

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum‌
star7.0
calendar 1955

The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese‌
star6.3
calendar 1953

The Body

The Body‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

Ah, My Hometown

Ah, My Hometown‌
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calendar 1938

Before Spring

Before Spring‌
star5.2
calendar 1980

Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy‌
star6.8
calendar 1962

The Straits of Love and Hate

The Straits of Love and Hate‌
star7.2
calendar 1937

Hibari no komoriuta

Hibari no komoriuta‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

Kyū-chan ondo

Kyū-chan ondo‌
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calendar 1962

Moken no himitsu

Moken no himitsu‌
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calendar 1924

18 Roughs

18 Roughs‌
star6.6
calendar 1963

The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin‌
star5.0
calendar 1954

Secret Club 000

Secret Club 000‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Shi no machi wo nogarete

Shi no machi wo nogarete‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

Sound in the Mist

Sound in the Mist‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Mistress of a Foreigner

Mistress of a Foreigner‌
star6.5
calendar 1930

The Man From Chungking

The Man From Chungking‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Osumi and Her Mother

Osumi and Her Mother‌
star6.5
calendar 1924

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka‌
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calendar 1962

母山彦

母山彦‌
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calendar 1952

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree‌
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calendar 1955

The Precipice

The Precipice‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Confronting Fear

Confronting Fear‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

俺は死なない

俺は死なない‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

喜劇 右向けェ左!

喜劇 右向けェ左!‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

An Heir's Place

An Heir's Place‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

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

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Tsuki yori no shisha

Tsuki yori no shisha‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Ikiru

Ikiru‌
star8.3
calendar 1952

A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Saigo no kikyō

Saigo no kikyō‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

Four and A Half Mats

Four and A Half Mats‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Repast

Repast‌
star7.5
calendar 1951

Lightning

Lightning‌
star7.1
calendar 1952

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister‌
star6.6
calendar 1953

Ginza Cancan Girls

Ginza Cancan Girls‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen‌
star6.4
calendar 1953

The Pretty Jade

The Pretty Jade‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Who Is the Criminal?

Who Is the Criminal?‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

A face glowing at night

A face glowing at night‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters‌
star8.0
calendar 1959

A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

Women of the Night

Women of the Night‌
star7.2
calendar 1948

Bot-chan

Bot-chan‌
star10.0
calendar 1953

The Song of the Cart

The Song of the Cart‌
star6.6
calendar 1959

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻

続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Training Ship of Yearning

Training Ship of Yearning‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Stakeout

Stakeout‌
star6.9
calendar 1958

Miss Lonely

Miss Lonely‌
star6.9
calendar 1985

An Innocent Witch

An Innocent Witch‌
star7.1
calendar 1965

Moment of Terror

Moment of Terror‌
star6.3
calendar 1966

The Golden Demon

The Golden Demon‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Eriko

Eriko‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

The Life of a Horse Trader

The Life of a Horse Trader‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Elegy of the North

Elegy of the North‌
star5.4
calendar 1957

The Bad Guy Blues

The Bad Guy Blues‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow‌
star7.7
calendar 1967

The Feast of Gion

The Feast of Gion‌
star5.0
calendar 1933

Jakoman and Tetsu

Jakoman and Tetsu‌
star6.0
calendar 1964

Love's Family Tree

Love's Family Tree‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Akireta musumetachi

Akireta musumetachi‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Portrait of Madame Yuki‌
star6.7
calendar 1950

Snow Country

Snow Country‌
star6.7
calendar 1957

Stray Dog

Stray Dog‌
star7.0
calendar 1973

Fantasy of Youth

Fantasy of Youth‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director‌
star6.8
calendar 1975

Adults Games

Adults Games‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

And Yet They Go On

And Yet They Go On‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Secret Ceremony

The Secret Ceremony‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

I Sell My Husband

I Sell My Husband‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Snow-Flake

Snow-Flake‌
star8.0
calendar 1950

Refresher Course for Wives

Refresher Course for Wives‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Tokyo Omnibus

Tokyo Omnibus‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Typhoon Over Nagasaki‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

母子鶴

母子鶴‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

A Ripple in a Morning

A Ripple in a Morning‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Game of Chance

Game of Chance‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

Young Lovers

Young Lovers‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

A Woman's Testament

A Woman's Testament‌
star5.8
calendar 1960

Futari dake no hashi

Futari dake no hashi‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

The Tiger of Malaya

The Tiger of Malaya‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Night Mist Makes Women Cry‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp‌
star8.0
calendar 1963

Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes‌
star7.7
calendar 1954

The Passionate Spinster

The Passionate Spinster‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

The Rainbow Man

The Rainbow Man‌
star6.7
calendar 1949

Tsukinode no ketto

Tsukinode no ketto‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Tora-san's Pure Love

Tora-san's Pure Love‌
star8.5
calendar 1976

The Water Magician

The Water Magician‌
star6.9
calendar 1933

Itohan Monogatari

Itohan Monogatari‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Gateway to Glory

Gateway to Glory‌
star6.0
calendar 1969

Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

A Man Among Men

A Man Among Men‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Storm on the Silvery Peaks

Storm on the Silvery Peaks‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Destroyer Yukikaze

Destroyer Yukikaze‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Flower Cards Chivalry

Flower Cards Chivalry‌
star10.0
calendar 1967

Yanagase Blues

Yanagase Blues‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Nocturnal Gate

Nocturnal Gate‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Inazuma Kaidō

Inazuma Kaidō‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Fighting Letter for 29 People‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

The Magistrate

The Magistrate‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Seisaku no tsuma

Seisaku no tsuma‌
star0.0
calendar 1924

Teinen Taishoku

Teinen Taishoku‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

Yaneura no Onna-tachi

Yaneura no Onna-tachi‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

New Snow

New Snow‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Passion to Soar

Passion to Soar‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Children Seeking a Mother

Children Seeking a Mother‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

Diary of a Substitute Doctor

Diary of a Substitute Doctor‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

Mother

Mother‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Tv Credits

Kininaru Yomesan

Kininaru Yomesan‌
star0.0
calendar 1971