Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: October 05, 1902

Deathday: October 26, 1989

Popularity:

9.487

Known For

Early Spring
Early Spring

1956-01-29

Hachiko
Hachiko

1987-08-01

Scarred Yosaburo
Scarred Yosaburo

1960-07-10

Nocturnal Lights
Nocturnal Lights

1966-06-19

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

1962-05-12

Haru no sanmyaku
Haru no sanmyaku

1962-02-17

Teppo Yasu no Shogai
Teppo Yasu no Shogai

1962-02-21

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

1927-12-30

Street of Shame
Street of Shame

1956-03-18

湖愁
湖愁

1962-03-11

Victory and Defeat
Victory and Defeat

1960-04-27

Wedding March
Wedding March

1951-12-28

Kono ni uruwashi
Kono ni uruwashi

1962-03-18

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun

1950-03-07

Oogonju
Oogonju

1950-11-04

The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern

1960-05-18

Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan

1956-10-01

Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds

1959-11-17

Nippon Irresponsible Guy
Nippon Irresponsible Guy

1962-12-23

Dupe
Dupe

1965-10-01

Koina no Ginpei
Koina no Ginpei

1954-01-15

The 26 Martyrs of Japan
The 26 Martyrs of Japan

1931-10-01

Women of the Night
Women of the Night

1948-05-26

Aru yo no seppun
Aru yo no seppun

1946-05-23

Women Doing Time
Women Doing Time

1966-03-05

Night Scandal
Night Scandal

1964-07-11

Girl in College
Girl in College

1969-03-30

The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment

1962-04-06

Yearning
Yearning

1964-01-15

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955-11-29

The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese

1953-09-15

The Body
The Body

1962-11-08

Ah, My Hometown
Ah, My Hometown

1938-10-06

Before Spring
Before Spring

1980-09-20

Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy

1962-11-18

The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate

1937-06-17

Hibari no komoriuta
Hibari no komoriuta

1951-09-21

Kyū-chan ondo
Kyū-chan ondo

1962-07-01

Moken no himitsu
Moken no himitsu

1924-03-14

18 Roughs
18 Roughs

1963-09-11

The Story of Shunkin
The Story of Shunkin

1954-06-27

Secret Club 000
Secret Club 000

1965-12-04

Shi no machi wo nogarete
Shi no machi wo nogarete

1952-05-22

When a Woman Loves
When a Woman Loves

1959-09-24

Sound in the Mist
Sound in the Mist

1956-11-21

Mistress of a Foreigner
Mistress of a Foreigner

1930-07-01

The Man From Chungking
The Man From Chungking

1943-11-11

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

1947-03-04

Osumi and Her Mother
Osumi and Her Mother

1924-06-29

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

1962-09-01

母山彦
母山彦

1952-04-24

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

1955-10-05

The Precipice
The Precipice

1958-03-17

Confronting Fear
Confronting Fear

1958-07-20

俺は死なない
俺は死なない

1956-08-21

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

1972-12-09

喜劇 右向けェ左!
喜劇 右向けェ左!

1970-12-31

An Heir's Place
An Heir's Place

1953-06-03

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

1955-06-21

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi
Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

1962-12-30

Tsuki yori no shisha
Tsuki yori no shisha

1934-03-29

Ikiru
Ikiru

1952-10-09

A Certain Woman
A Certain Woman

1954-03-13

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

1931-10-30

Saigo no kikyō
Saigo no kikyō

1945-07-26

Four and A Half Mats
Four and A Half Mats

1966-02-17

Lightning
Lightning

1952-10-09

Repast
Repast

1951-11-23

Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister

1953-08-19

Ginza Cancan Girls
Ginza Cancan Girls

1949-08-16

Where Chimneys Are Seen
Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953-03-05

The Pretty Jade
The Pretty Jade

1966-09-17

Who Is the Criminal?
Who Is the Criminal?

1945-12-27

A face glowing at night
A face glowing at night

1946-06-13

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

1954-11-23

The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters

1959-01-14

A Mother's Love
A Mother's Love

1950-06-27

Women of the Night
Women of the Night

1948-05-26

Bot-chan
Bot-chan

1953-06-15

The Song of the Cart
The Song of the Cart

1959-02-11

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

1954-07-13

続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻

1957-03-26

Training Ship of Yearning
Training Ship of Yearning

1956-10-10

Stakeout
Stakeout

1958-01-15

Miss Lonely
Miss Lonely

1985-04-12

An Innocent Witch
An Innocent Witch

1965-10-30

Moment of Terror
Moment of Terror

1966-04-16

The Golden Demon
The Golden Demon

1954-03-21

Eriko
Eriko

1962-03-25

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

1952-12-17

The Woman Who Touched Legs
The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960-08-24

The Life of a Horse Trader
The Life of a Horse Trader

1951-12-07

Elegy of the North
Elegy of the North

1957-09-01

The Bad Guy Blues
The Bad Guy Blues

1969-08-27

Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow

1967-11-18

The Feast of Gion
The Feast of Gion

1933-08-31

Jakoman and Tetsu
Jakoman and Tetsu

1964-02-08

Love's Family Tree
Love's Family Tree

1961-11-22

Akireta musumetachi
Akireta musumetachi

1949-10-11

Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki

1950-10-21

Snow Country
Snow Country

1957-04-30

Stray Dog
Stray Dog

1973-09-29

Fantasy of Youth
Fantasy of Youth

1955-04-19

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975-05-24

Adults Games
Adults Games

1971-01-27

And Yet They Go On
And Yet They Go On

1931-06-12

The Secret Ceremony
The Secret Ceremony

1971-06-23

I Sell My Husband
I Sell My Husband

1968-11-09

Snow-Flake
Snow-Flake

1950-05-17

Refresher Course for Wives
Refresher Course for Wives

1961-08-13

Tokyo Omnibus
Tokyo Omnibus

1959-10-30

Typhoon Over Nagasaki
Typhoon Over Nagasaki

1957-02-06

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

1967-09-30

Nippon no obaachan
Nippon no obaachan

1962-01-03

母子鶴
母子鶴

1952-07-03

A Ripple in a Morning
A Ripple in a Morning

1952-05-01

Game of Chance
Game of Chance

1966-10-22

Young Lovers
Young Lovers

1957-01-03

A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament

1960-01-14

Futari dake no hashi
Futari dake no hashi

1958-03-05

The Tiger of Malaya
The Tiger of Malaya

1943-06-24

Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight

1957-04-30

Night Mist Makes Women Cry
Night Mist Makes Women Cry

1962-02-04

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

1963-06-23

Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes

1954-09-15

The Passionate Spinster
The Passionate Spinster

1965-11-23

The Rainbow Man
The Rainbow Man

1949-07-18

Tsukinode no ketto
Tsukinode no ketto

1960-11-16

Tora-san's Pure Love
Tora-san's Pure Love

1976-12-25

The Water Magician
The Water Magician

1933-06-01

Itohan Monogatari
Itohan Monogatari

1957-01-15

Gateway to Glory
Gateway to Glory

1969-07-12

Twice on a Certain Night
Twice on a Certain Night

1956-06-08

A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life

1955-01-29

A Man Among Men
A Man Among Men

1955-01-03

Storm on the Silvery Peaks
Storm on the Silvery Peaks

1960-04-29

Destroyer Yukikaze
Destroyer Yukikaze

1964-02-16

Flower Cards Chivalry
Flower Cards Chivalry

1967-03-10

Yanagase Blues
Yanagase Blues

1967-09-15

Nocturnal Gate
Nocturnal Gate

1948-10-02

Fighting Letter for 29 People
Fighting Letter for 29 People

1957-06-04

Inazuma Kaidō
Inazuma Kaidō

1957-09-21

The Magistrate
The Magistrate

1955-03-25

Seisaku no tsuma
Seisaku no tsuma

1924-01-02

Teinen Taishoku
Teinen Taishoku

1963-03-01

Yaneura no Onna-tachi
Yaneura no Onna-tachi

1956-05-14

New Snow
New Snow

1942-10-01

Passion to Soar
Passion to Soar

1941-11-30

Children Seeking a Mother
Children Seeking a Mother

1956-08-08

Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello

1959-01-03

Diary of a Substitute Doctor
Diary of a Substitute Doctor

1959-05-27

Mother
Mother

1958-03-05

A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat

1958-09-14

Chained Bitch
Chained Bitch

1965-10-15

Color
Color

1965-06-13

The Final Gamble
The Final Gamble

1970-02-11

White Cliffs
White Cliffs

1960-04-05

The Cold-Hearted Sea
The Cold-Hearted Sea

1984-11-17