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Kumeko Urabe

浦辺粂子

Kumeko Urabe is known for Ikiru (1952), Floating Weeds (1959), Hachiko (1987).

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.

Questions about Kumeko Urabe

How many Kumeko Urabe films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 100 films with Kumeko Urabe, from 1933 to 1987.

What is the best rated Kumeko Urabe film?

The best rated Kumeko Urabe film in the catalogue is Ikiru (1952), rated 8.3.

What was the first Kumeko Urabe film?

The first Kumeko Urabe film in the catalogue is Ikiru, from 1952.

Who has Kumeko Urabe worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Kumeko Urabe shares the most credits with Haruo Tanaka (5 films), Chishu Ryu (4 films) and Haruko Sugimura (3 films).

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Full filmography

234 films — 100 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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