Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Known for

Acting

Born

October 5, 1902

Birthplace

Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Died

October 26, 1989 (aged 87)

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. Sh...

Best known work

Ikiru
Ikiru
1952
Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds
1959
Hachiko
Hachiko
1987
Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight
1957
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
1956
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956
Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
Yearning
Yearning
1964
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow
1967
Repast
Repast
1951

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu
  2. 1987

    Hachiko

    as Tobacco Shop Owner

  3. 1985

  4. 1985

    Lonely Heart

    as Fuki Inoue

  5. 1984

  6. 1984

    Lovely Days

    as Old lady

  7. 1980

  8. 1976

  9. 1975

  10. 1974

    White RunwayTV
  11. 1973

  12. 1972

  13. 1971

  14. 1971

  15. 1971

  16. 1970

  17. 1970

  18. 1970

  19. 1969

  20. 1969

  21. 1969

  22. 1969

  23. 1969

  24. 1968

  25. 1967

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