Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Actor Oct 5 (died age 87) Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 1924–1987 (63 year career)
6.9 avg rating

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, …

Known For

Filmography

Acting (180)

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Movies (178)

Hachiko

Hachiko

1987

as Tobacco Shop Owner

7.8
Miss Lonely

Miss Lonely

1985

as Fuki Inoue

7.0
The Cold-Hearted Sea

The Cold-Hearted Sea

1984
Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki

Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki

1984
6.0
Lovely Days

Lovely Days

1984

as Old lady

Before Spring

Before Spring

1980

as Toyo

5.2
Tora-san's Pure Love

Tora-san's Pure Love

1976
8.5
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975

as Self

7.1
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1973
7.0
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

1972

as Tsue

The Secret Ceremony

The Secret Ceremony

1971
Adults Games

Adults Games

1971
喜劇 右向けェ左!

喜劇 右向けェ左!

1970
The Final Gamble

The Final Gamble

1970
Gateway to Glory

Gateway to Glory

1969
7.5
The Bad Guy Blues

The Bad Guy Blues

1969
7.0
Girl in College

Girl in College

1969
Koi no otome kawa

Koi no otome kawa

1969
I Sell My Husband

I Sell My Husband

1968
Yanagase Blues

Yanagase Blues

1967

as Kane Sasagawa

Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow

1967
7.7
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

1967
5.0
Flower Cards Chivalry

Flower Cards Chivalry

1967
10.0
Four and A Half Mats

Four and A Half Mats

1966

as Riku

Game of Chance

Game of Chance

1966

as Sugi

6.0
The Pretty Jade

The Pretty Jade

1966
Moment of Terror

Moment of Terror

1966

as Hisako Kanematsu

5.8
Nocturnal Lights

Nocturnal Lights

1966
Women Doing Time

Women Doing Time

1966
Chained Bitch

Chained Bitch

1965
The Passionate Spinster

The Passionate Spinster

1965

as Tokiko Tsurukawa

Secret Club 000

Secret Club 000

1965
Dupe

Dupe

1965
Color

Color

1965
An Innocent Witch

An Innocent Witch

1965
7.1
Yearning

Yearning

1964

as Bar Madam

8.1
Night Scandal

Night Scandal

1964

as Shino

Jakoman and Tetsu

Jakoman and Tetsu

1964

as Taka

6.0
Destroyer Yukikaze

Destroyer Yukikaze

1964
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

1963
8.0
Teinen Taishoku

Teinen Taishoku

1963
18 Roughs

18 Roughs

1963

as Gin Ishii

6.6
Uogashi no senpū musume

Uogashi no senpū musume

1963
We Are Salarymen

We Are Salarymen

1963

as Shizuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Mother)

Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy

1962

as Ino

6.8
Haru no sanmyaku

Haru no sanmyaku

1962
Eriko

Eriko

1962

as Oshima

Kyū-chan ondo

Kyū-chan ondo

1962
湖愁

湖愁

1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

1962

as Yoshi Namikawa

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

1962
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

1962
Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

1962
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan

Irresponsible Rascal of Japan

1962
8.0
Kono ni uruwashi

Kono ni uruwashi

1962
The Body

The Body

1962
6.5
The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

1962

as Owner of the hotel

6.6
Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan

1962

as Waka

The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!

The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!

1962
Love's Family Tree

Love's Family Tree

1961
Refresher Course for Wives

Refresher Course for Wives

1961
Love and the Shop Curtain

Love and the Shop Curtain

1961
The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960
6.0
Irohanihoheto

Irohanihoheto

1960
Tsukinode no ketto

Tsukinode no ketto

1960

as Otani

Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat

1960

as Sato

A Woman's Testament

A Woman's Testament

1960
5.8
Storm on the Silvery Peaks

Storm on the Silvery Peaks

1960

as Old woman

The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

1960
White Cliffs

White Cliffs

1960
When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves

1960

as Otome

Scarred Yosaburo

Scarred Yosaburo

1960
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

1959

as Shige

7.5
Diary of a Substitute Doctor

Diary of a Substitute Doctor

1959
The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

1959
8.0
Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello

1959

as Restaurant owner

6.0
Tokyo Omnibus

Tokyo Omnibus

1959
The Song of the Cart

The Song of the Cart

1959
6.6
Confronting Fear

Confronting Fear

1958
The Precipice

The Precipice

1958
Tokyo Eyes

Tokyo Eyes

1958
A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

1958
Mother

Mother

1958
The Cat Knew

The Cat Knew

1958
A Bridge for Two Alone

A Bridge for Two Alone

1958
Stakeout

Stakeout

1958

as Proprietress of the Hotel Hizen-ya

6.9
Flower's Yearning

Flower's Yearning

1958

as Muraki Sawa

Hibi no haishin

Hibi no haishin

1958
Yurakucho 0 Street

Yurakucho 0 Street

1958

as Mother of A 16号

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

1957

as Komatsu's Mistress

7.7
Inazuma Kaidō

Inazuma Kaidō

1957
Itohan Monogatari

Itohan Monogatari

1957

as Okô

Elegy of the North

Elegy of the North

1957

as Grandma

6.0
Fighting Letter for 29 People

Fighting Letter for 29 People

1957
Young Lovers

Young Lovers

1957
Snow Country

Snow Country

1957
6.7
Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

1957
6.2
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
Sound in the Mist

Sound in the Mist

1956
Training Ship of Yearning

Training Ship of Yearning

1956
Dadakko Shachou

Dadakko Shachou

1956
刑事部屋

刑事部屋

1956
Early Spring

Early Spring

1956

as Shige Kitagawa

7.5
Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan

1956
7.3
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956

as Otane

7.7
俺は死なない

俺は死なない

1956
Children Seeking a Mother

Children Seeking a Mother

1956
Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night

1956
Yaneura no Onna-tachi

Yaneura no Onna-tachi

1956
The Magistrate

The Magistrate

1955
A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1955

as Nobuko's mother

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

1955

as Tomi

The Refugee

The Refugee

1955
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955

as Grandmother

6.9
Fantasy of Youth

Fantasy of Youth

1955
House of Many Pleasures

House of Many Pleasures

1955

as Masa

A Man Among Men

A Man Among Men

1955

as Okimi

The Golden Demon

The Golden Demon

1954

as Tose

Victory or Defeat

Victory or Defeat

1954
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

1954
Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

as Otoko Sensei no Tsuma

7.7
The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin

1954
5.0
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

1954

as Shige, Ryoichi's stepmother

6.0
A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman

1954

as Tome

Koina no Ginpei

Koina no Ginpei

1954
東京シンデレラ娘

東京シンデレラ娘

1954
The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1953

as Otsune

6.5
Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

1953

as Riki - the Mother

6.2
Bot-chan

Bot-chan

1953

as Kiyo

10.0
Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953

as Kayo Nojima

6.4
An Heir's Place

An Heir's Place

1953
Ikiru

Ikiru

1952

as Tatsu Watanabe

8.3
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

1952
Shi no machi wo nogarete

Shi no machi wo nogarete

1952
A Ripple in a Morning

A Ripple in a Morning

1952
6.0
Lightning

Lightning

1952

as Osei

7.1
母山彦

母山彦

1952
母子鶴

母子鶴

1952

as Onao

Wedding March

Wedding March

1951

as Auntie

Hibari no komoriuta

Hibari no komoriuta

1951
6.0
The Life of a Horse Trader

The Life of a Horse Trader

1951

as Onobu

6.8
Repast

Repast

1951

as Taniguchi Shige

7.6
Portrait of Madame Yuki

Portrait of Madame Yuki

1950

as San

6.7
Snow-Flake

Snow-Flake

1950
8.0
Oogonju

Oogonju

1950

as Connie Sonobe's mother

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1950

as Boarding house landlady

A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love

1950
The Rainbow Man

The Rainbow Man

1949

as Kane Nonomura

6.7
Ginza Cancan Girls

Ginza Cancan Girls

1949
Akireta musumetachi

Akireta musumetachi

1949
Women of the Night

Women of the Night

1948

as Brothel Keeper

7.1
Nocturnal Gate

Nocturnal Gate

1948
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

1947
A Face Glowing at Night

A Face Glowing at Night

1946
Aru yo no seppun

Aru yo no seppun

1946

as Takako

Iku-san ga

Iku-san ga

1946
瓢箪から出た駒

瓢箪から出た駒

1946
Saigo no kikyō

Saigo no kikyō

1945
Who Is the Criminal?

Who Is the Criminal?

1945
The Man From Chungking

The Man From Chungking

1943

as 妻とよ

The Tiger of Malaya

The Tiger of Malaya

1943

as Tomi

New Snow

New Snow

1942
Passion to Soar

Passion to Soar

1941
Ie naki musume

Ie naki musume

1939
Ah, My Hometown

Ah, My Hometown

1938
The Straits of Love and Hate

The Straits of Love and Hate

1937

as Ume

7.2
Tsuki yori no shisha

Tsuki yori no shisha

1934
The Feast of Gion

The Feast of Gion

1933
5.0
The Water Magician

The Water Magician

1933

as Ogin

7.2
And Yet They Go On

And Yet They Go On

1931
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

1931
The 26 Martyrs of Japan

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

1931

as Ohisa, Mother of Antonio

Mistress of a Foreigner

Mistress of a Foreigner

1930

as Omatsu

6.2
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

1927

as Otoku

6.0
日輪 前篇

日輪 前篇

1926
Moken no himitsu

Moken no himitsu

1924
Seisaku no tsuma

Seisaku no tsuma

1924
Osumi and Her Mother

Osumi and Her Mother

1924
6.5