- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 5, 1902
- Place of Birth
- Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- October 26, 1989
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, …
Filmography
movieHachiko
1987 · Tobacco Shop Owner
movieCheckers in Tan Tan tanuki
1985
movieLonely Heart
1985 · Fuki Inoue
movieThe Cold-Hearted Sea
1984
movieLovely Days
1984 · Old lady
movieBefore Spring
1980 · Toyo
movieTora-san's Pure Love
1976
movieKenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975 · Self
tvWhite Runway
1974
movieStray Dog
1973
movieOnna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972 · Tsue
tvKininaru Yomesan
1971
movieThe Secret Ceremony
1971
movieAdults Games
1971
movie喜劇 右向けェ左！
1970
movieThe Final Gamble
1970
movieThe Bad Guy Blues
1969
movieGirl in College
1969
movieSeason of Tears
1969
movieTwenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
1969
movieRiver Of Love
1969
movieI Sell My Husband
1968
movieTwo in the Shadow
1967
movieEyes, the Sea and a Ball
1967
movieYanagase Blues
1967 · Kane Sasagawa
movieFlower Cards Chivalry
1967
movieGame of Chance
1966 · Sugi
movieThe Pretty Jade
1966
movieNocturnal Lights
1966
movieMoment of Terror
1966 · Hisako Kanematsu
movieWomen Doing Time
1966
movieFour and A Half Mats
1966 · Riku
movieSecret Club 000
1965
movieThe Passionate Spinster
1965 · Tokiko Tsurukawa
movieAn Innocent Witch
1965
movieChained Bitch
1965
movieDupe
1965
movieColor
1965
movieNight Scandal
1964 · Shino
movieDestroyer Yukikaze
1964
movieJakoman and Tetsu
1964 · Taka
movieYearning
1964 · Bar Madam
movieWe Are Salarymen
1963 · Shizuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Mother)
movie18 Roughs
1963 · Gin Ishii
movieGhost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
1963
movieUogashi no senpū musume
1963
movieTeinen Taishoku
1963
movieParakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi
1962
movieIrresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
movieBeing Two Isn't Easy
1962 · Ino
movieThe Body
1962
movieGakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962
movieKyū-chan ondo
1962
movieThe Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
1962
movieThe Broken Commandment
1962 · Owner of the hotel
Eriko
movieEriko
1962 · Oshima
movieKono ni uruwashi
1962
movieKoshū
1962
movieTeppo Yasu no Shogai
1962
movieHaru no sanmyaku
1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
movieNight Mist Makes Women Cry
1962 · Yoshi Namikawa
movieNippon no obaachan
1962 · Waka
movieLove's Family Tree
1961
Refresher Course for Wives
movieRefresher Course for Wives
1961
movieLove and the Shop Curtain
1961
movieThe Legendary Hell
1960 · Osumi
movieTsukinode no ketto
1960 · Otani
movieThe Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
movieScarred Yosaburo
1960
movieIrohanihoheto
1960
movieThe Song Lantern
1960
movieStorm on the Silvery Peaks
1960 · Old woman
movieVictory and Defeat
1960 · Sato
movieWhite Cliffs
1960
movieA Woman's Testament
1960
movieWhen a Woman Loves
1960 · Otome
movieFloating Weeds
1959 · Shige
movieTokyo Omnibus
1959
movieHear My Mother's Cry
1959
movieBlind Love
1959
movieDiary of a Substitute Doctor
1959
movieThe Song of the Cart
1959
movieThe Makioka Sisters
1959
movieGoodbye, Hello
1959 · Restaurant owner
movieYurakucho 0 Street
1958 · Mother of A 16号
movieA Grain of Wheat
1958
movieFlower's Yearning
1958 · Muraki Sawa
movieConfronting Fear
1958
movieThe Cat Knew
1958
movieThe Precipice
1958
movieA Bridge for Two Alone
1958
movieMother
1958
movieHibi no haishin
1958
movieStakeout
1958 · Proprietress of the Hotel Hizen-ya
movieTokyo Eyes
1958
movieInazuma Kaidō
1957
movieMonkey Business
1957 · Yone
movieElegy of the North
1957 · Grandma
movieFighting Letter for 29 People
1957
movieSnow Country
1957
movieTokyo Twilight
1957 · Komatsu's Mistress
続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
movie続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
1957
movieTyphoon Over Nagasaki
1957
movieItohan Monogatari
1957 · Okô
movieYoung Lovers
1957
movieSound in the Mist
1956
movieHere It is Quiet
1956
movieTraining Ship of Yearning
1956
movieBridge of Japan
1956
movie俺は死なない
1956
movieChildren Seeking a Mother
1956 · Older Woman
movieSeishun no oto
1956
movieTwice on a Certain Night
1956
movieYaneura no Onna-tachi
1956
movie刑事部屋
1956
movieStreet of Shame
1956 · Otane
movieDadakko Shachou
1956
movieEarly Spring
1956 · Shige Kitagawa
movieShe Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955 · Grandmother
movieYouth
1955
movieTomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955 · Tomi
movieHouse of Many Pleasures
1955 · Masa
movieThe Refugee
1955
movieFantasy of Youth
1955
movieThe Magistrate
1955
movieA Woman's Life
1955 · Nobuko's mother
movieA Man Among Men
1955 · Okimi
movieVictory or Defeat
1954
movieSomewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954 · Shige, Ryoichi's stepmother
movieTwenty-Four Eyes
1954 · Otoko Sensei no Tsuma
movieSubmarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
1954
movieThe Story of Shunkin
1954
movie東京シンデレラ娘
1954
movieThe Golden Demon
1954 · Tose
movieA Certain Woman
1954 · Tome
movieKoina no Ginpei
1954
movieThe Wild Geese
1953 · Otsune
movieBrother and Sister
1953 · Riki - the Mother
movieBot-chan
1953 · Kiyo
movieAn Heir's Place
1953
movieHiren tsubaki
1953
movieWhere Chimneys Are Seen
1953 · Kayo Nojima
movieKanpai! Tokyo Musume
1952
movieOka wa hanazakari
1952
movieIkiru
1952 · Tatsu Watanabe
movieLightning
1952 · Osei
movie母子鶴
1952 · Onao
movieShi no machi wo nogarete
1952
movieA Ripple in a Morning
1952
movie母山彦
1952
movieWedding March
1951 · Auntie
movieThe Life of a Horse Trader
1951 · Onobu
movieRepast
1951 · Taniguchi Shige
movieHibari no komoriuta
1951
Golden Beast
movieGolden Beast
1950 · Connie Sonobe's mother
moviePortrait of Madame Yuki
1950 · San
A Mother's Love
movieA Mother's Love
1950
movieSnow-Flake
1950
movieDuel in the Sun
1950 · Boarding house landlady
movieKoga Manshion
1949
movieAkireta musumetachi
1949
movieGinza Cancan Girls
1949
movieThe Rainbow Man
1949 · Kane Nonomura
movieHills of a Foreign Country
1949 · Iku
Nocturnal Gate
movieNocturnal Gate
1948
movieWomen of the Night
1948 · Brothel Keeper
movieThe Little Green Box
1947
Female Prisoner #36
movieFemale Prisoner #36
1947
movieThe 99th Bride
1947
movieKoyoi Tsuma to Narinu
1947
movieThe Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog
1946
movieConvent Bride
1946
Kimi ka to omohite
movieKimi ka to omohite
1946
movieA Face Glowing at Night
1946
movieAru yo no seppun
1946 · Takako
Kare to kanojo wa iku
movieKare to kanojo wa iku
1946
Machi no ninkisha
movieMachi no ninkisha
1946
瓢箪から出た駒
movie瓢箪から出た駒
1946
Iku-san ga
movieIku-san ga
1946
movieWho Is the Criminal?
1945
movieSaigo no kikyō
1945
movieThe Man From Chungking
1943 · 妻とよ
movieThe Tiger of Malaya
1943 · Tomi
movieGenghis Khan
1943
movieNew Snow
1942
Passion to Soar
moviePassion to Soar
1941
Ie naki musume
movieIe naki musume
1939
Ah, My Hometown
movieAh, My Hometown
1938
movieThe Straits of Love and Hate
1937 · Ume
movieTsuki yori no shisha
1934
movieThe Feast of Gion
1933
movieThe Water Magician
1933 · Ogin
movieKokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
1931
movieThe 26 Martyrs of Japan
1931 · Ohisa, Mother of Antonio
movieAnd Yet They Go On
1931
Mistress of a Foreigner
movieMistress of a Foreigner
1930 · Omatsu
movieYaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927 · Otoku
日輪 前篇
movie日輪 前篇
1926
Osumi and Her Mother
movieOsumi and Her Mother
1924
Moken no himitsu
movieMoken no himitsu
1924
Seisaku no tsuma
movieSeisaku no tsuma
1924