Kumeko Urabe
Known for Acting · 192 credits
- Born
- 1902-10-05
- Died
- 1989-10-26
- Place of birth
- Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 浦邊粂子
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (190)
Ikiru
1952
as Tatsu Watanabe
Two in the Shadow
1967
Hachiko
1987
as Tobacco Shop Owner
Street of Shame
1956
as Otane
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Komatsu's Mistress
The Song of the Cart
1959
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
as San
Floating Weeds
1959
as Shige
Brother and Sister
1953
as Riki - the Mother
An Innocent Witch
1965
Lonely Heart
1985
as Fuki Inoue
Yearning
1964
as Bar Madam
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955
as Grandmother
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Otoko Sensei no Tsuma
Early Spring
1956
as Shige Kitagawa
Snow Country
1957
Repast
1951
as Taniguchi Shige
Bridge of Japan
1956
Women of the Night
1948
as Brothel Keeper
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
The Makioka Sisters
1959
Lightning
1952
as Osei
The Broken Commandment
1962
as Owner of the hotel
Flower's Yearning
1958
as Muraki Sawa
Itohan Monogatari
1957
as Okô
Nocturnal Gate
1948
Dupe
1965
The Rainbow Man
1949
as Kane Nonomura
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962
as Ino
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937
as Ume
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
The Body
1962
Training Ship of Yearning
1956
The Cold-Hearted Sea
1984
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
as Shige, Ryoichi's stepmother
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Kayo Nojima
The Story of Shunkin
1954
母子鶴
1952
as Onao
Destroyer Yukikaze
1964
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957
Nocturnal Lights
1966
Jakoman and Tetsu
1964
as Taka
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951
as Onobu
Girl in College
1969
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Duel in the Sun
1950
as Boarding house landlady
Moment of Terror
1966
as Hisako Kanematsu
Stakeout
1958
as Proprietress of the Hotel Hizen-ya
Adults Games
1971
Snow-Flake
1950
Goodbye, Hello
1959
as Restaurant owner
18 Roughs
1963
as Gin Ishii
The Precipice
1958
Stray Dog
1973
Before Spring
1980
as Toyo
Night Scandal
1964
as Shino
The Golden Demon
1954
as Tose
Game of Chance
1966
as Sugi
Ginza Cancan Girls
1949
Nippon no obaachan
1962
as Waka
Mother
1958
A Woman's Life
1955
as Nobuko's mother
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
A Man Among Men
1955
as Okimi
A Certain Woman
1954
as Tome
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
as Tomi
Secret Club 000
1965
House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Masa
The Wild Geese
1953
as Otsune
A Ripple in a Morning
1952
Mistress of a Foreigner
1930
as Omatsu
The Final Gamble
1970
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927
as Otoku
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
1963
Fantasy of Youth
1955
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
1967
Irohanihoheto
1960
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Tsuki yori no shisha
1934
The Water Magician
1933
as Ogin
刑事部屋
1956
Women Doing Time
1966
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
An Heir's Place
1953
The Bad Guy Blues
1969
Chained Bitch
1965
母山彦
1952
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
1954
The Passionate Spinster
1965
as Tokiko Tsurukawa
A Woman's Testament
1960
Hibi no haishin
1958
Monkey Business
1957
as Yone
The Refugee
1955
White Cliffs
1960
A Mother's Love
1950
The Tiger of Malaya
1943
as Tomi
Kyū-chan ondo
1962
New Snow
1942
Tokyo Eyes
1958
And Yet They Go On
1931
Love's Family Tree
1961
Children Seeking a Mother
1956
as Older Woman
Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
Wedding March
1951
as Auntie
Koina no Ginpei
1954
Teinen Taishoku
1963
A Face Glowing at Night
1946
Sound in the Mist
1956
Haru no sanmyaku
1962
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
1960
as Old woman
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
1931
as Ohisa, Mother of Antonio
Akireta musumetachi
1949
Hibari no komoriuta
1951
Tsukinode no ketto
1960
as Otani
About 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… With 192 credits spanning from 1924 to 1987, Kumeko Urabe has appeared in 190 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Ikiru (1952) — as Tatsu Watanabe
- Two in the Shadow (1967)
- Hachiko (1987) — as Tobacco Shop Owner
- Street of Shame (1956) — as Otane
- Tokyo Twilight (1957) — as Komatsu's Mistress
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