Kumeko Urabe
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, 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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 3.757
Birthday 1902-10-05
Place of Birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As 浦邊粂子,
Early Spring
1956

Early Spring

Hachiko
1987

Hachiko

Scarred Yosaburo
1960

Scarred Yosaburo

Nocturnal Lights
1966

Nocturnal Lights

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

Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda

Haru no sanmyaku
1962

Haru no sanmyaku

Teppo Yasu no Shogai
1962

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Street of Shame
1956

Street of Shame

湖愁
1962

湖愁

Victory and Defeat
1960

Victory and Defeat

Wedding March
1951

Wedding March

Kono ni uruwashi
1962

Kono ni uruwashi

Duel in the Sun
1950

Duel in the Sun

Oogonju
1950

Oogonju

The Song Lantern
1960

The Song Lantern

Bridge of Japan
1956

Bridge of Japan

Floating Weeds
1959

Floating Weeds

Nippon Irresponsible Guy
1962

Nippon Irresponsible Guy

Dupe
1965

Dupe

Koina no Ginpei
1954

Koina no Ginpei

The 26 Martyrs of Japan
1931

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

Women of the Night
1948

Women of the Night

Aru yo no seppun
1946

Aru yo no seppun

Women Doing Time
1966

Women Doing Time

Night Scandal
1964

Night Scandal

Girl in College
1969

Girl in College

The Broken Commandment
1962

The Broken Commandment

Yearning
1964

Yearning

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

The Wild Geese
1953

The Wild Geese

The Body
1962

The Body

Ah, My Hometown
1938

Ah, My Hometown

Before Spring
1980

Before Spring

Being Two Isn't Easy
1962

Being Two Isn't Easy

The Straits of Love and Hate
1937

The Straits of Love and Hate

Hibari no komoriuta
1951

Hibari no komoriuta

Kyū-chan ondo
1962

Kyū-chan ondo

Moken no himitsu
1924

Moken no himitsu

18 Roughs
1963

18 Roughs

The Story of Shunkin
1954

The Story of Shunkin

Secret Club 000
1965

Secret Club 000

Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952

Shi no machi wo nogarete

When a Woman Loves
1959

When a Woman Loves

Sound in the Mist
1956

Sound in the Mist

Mistress of a Foreigner
1930

Mistress of a Foreigner

The Man From Chungking
1943

The Man From Chungking

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
1947

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

Osumi and Her Mother
1924

Osumi and Her Mother

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

母山彦
1952

母山彦

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

The Precipice
1958

The Precipice

Confronting Fear
1958

Confronting Fear

俺は死なない
1956

俺は死なない

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

喜劇 右向けェ左!
1970

喜劇 右向けェ左!

An Heir's Place
1953

An Heir's Place

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
1955

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

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi
1962

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

Tsuki yori no shisha
1934

Tsuki yori no shisha

Ikiru
1952

Ikiru

A Certain Woman
1954

A Certain Woman

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
1931

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

Saigo no kikyō
1945

Saigo no kikyō

Four and A Half Mats
1966

Four and A Half Mats

Repast
1951

Repast

Lightning
1952

Lightning

Brother and Sister
1953

Brother and Sister

Ginza Cancan Girls
1949

Ginza Cancan Girls

Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953

Where Chimneys Are Seen

The Pretty Jade
1966

The Pretty Jade

Who Is the Criminal?
1945

Who Is the Criminal?

A face glowing at night
1946

A face glowing at night

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

The Makioka Sisters
1959

The Makioka Sisters

A Mother's Love
1950

A Mother's Love

Women of the Night
1948

Women of the Night

Bot-chan
1953

Bot-chan

The Song of the Cart
1959

The Song of the Cart

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
1954

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
1957

続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻

Training Ship of Yearning
1956

Training Ship of Yearning

Stakeout
1958

Stakeout

Miss Lonely
1985

Miss Lonely

An Innocent Witch
1965

An Innocent Witch

Moment of Terror
1966

Moment of Terror

The Golden Demon
1954

The Golden Demon

Eriko
1962

Eriko

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
1952

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960

The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Life of a Horse Trader
1951

The Life of a Horse Trader

Elegy of the North
1957

Elegy of the North

The Bad Guy Blues
1969

The Bad Guy Blues

Two in the Shadow
1967

Two in the Shadow

The Feast of Gion
1933

The Feast of Gion

Jakoman and Tetsu
1964

Jakoman and Tetsu

Love's Family Tree
1961

Love's Family Tree

Akireta musumetachi
1949

Akireta musumetachi

Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Snow Country
1957

Snow Country

Stray Dog
1973

Stray Dog

Fantasy of Youth
1955

Fantasy of Youth

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Adults Games
1971

Adults Games

And Yet They Go On
1931

And Yet They Go On

The Secret Ceremony
1971

The Secret Ceremony

I Sell My Husband
1968

I Sell My Husband

Snow-Flake
1950

Snow-Flake

Refresher Course for Wives
1961

Refresher Course for Wives

Tokyo Omnibus
1959

Tokyo Omnibus

Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
1967

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

Nippon no obaachan
1962

Nippon no obaachan

母子鶴
1952

母子鶴

A Ripple in a Morning
1952

A Ripple in a Morning

Game of Chance
1966

Game of Chance

Young Lovers
1957

Young Lovers

A Woman's Testament
1960

A Woman's Testament

Futari dake no hashi
1958

Futari dake no hashi

The Tiger of Malaya
1943

The Tiger of Malaya

Tokyo Twilight
1957

Tokyo Twilight

Night Mist Makes Women Cry
1962

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
1963

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Twenty-Four Eyes
1954

Twenty-Four Eyes

The Passionate Spinster
1965

The Passionate Spinster

The Rainbow Man
1949

The Rainbow Man

Tsukinode no ketto
1960

Tsukinode no ketto

Tora-san's Pure Love
1976

Tora-san's Pure Love

The Water Magician
1933

The Water Magician

Itohan Monogatari
1957

Itohan Monogatari

Gateway to Glory
1969

Gateway to Glory

Twice on a Certain Night
1956

Twice on a Certain Night

A Woman's Life
1955

A Woman's Life

A Man Among Men
1955

A Man Among Men

Storm on the Silvery Peaks
1960

Storm on the Silvery Peaks

Destroyer Yukikaze
1964

Destroyer Yukikaze

Flower Cards Chivalry
1967

Flower Cards Chivalry

Yanagase Blues
1967

Yanagase Blues

Nocturnal Gate
1948

Nocturnal Gate

Inazuma Kaidō
1957

Inazuma Kaidō

Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957

Fighting Letter for 29 People

The Magistrate
1955

The Magistrate

Seisaku no tsuma
1924

Seisaku no tsuma

Teinen Taishoku
1963

Teinen Taishoku

Yaneura no Onna-tachi
1956

Yaneura no Onna-tachi

New Snow
1942

New Snow

Passion to Soar
1941

Passion to Soar

Children Seeking a Mother
1956

Children Seeking a Mother

Goodbye, Hello
1959

Goodbye, Hello

Diary of a Substitute Doctor
1959

Diary of a Substitute Doctor

Mother
1958

Mother