Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

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

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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

Ikiru

Ikiru

Tatsu Watanabe

Hachiko

Hachiko

Tobacco Shop Owner

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

Shige

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

Komatsu's Mistress

Street of Shame

Street of Shame

Otane

Yearning

Yearning

Bar Madam

Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

Otoko Sensei no Tsuma

Early Spring

Early Spring

Shige Kitagawa

Filmography

Acting (226)

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Movies (224)

Hachiko

Hachiko

as Tobacco Shop Owner

Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

as Fuki Inoue

Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki

Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki

The Cold-Hearted Sea

The Cold-Hearted Sea

Lovely Days

Lovely Days

as Old lady

Before Spring

Before Spring

as Toyo

Tora-san's Pure Love

Tora-san's Pure Love

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

as Self

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

as Tsue

Adults Games

Adults Games

The Secret Ceremony

The Secret Ceremony

The Final Gamble

The Final Gamble

喜劇右向けェ左！

喜劇右向けェ左！

Girl in College

Girl in College

Gateway to Glory

Gateway to Glory

The Bad Guy Blues

The Bad Guy Blues

River Of Love

River Of Love

Season of Tears

Season of Tears

Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert

Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert

I Sell My Husband

I Sell My Husband

Yanagase Blues

Yanagase Blues

as Kane Sasagawa

Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

Flower Cards Chivalry

Flower Cards Chivalry

Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy

Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy

Four and A Half Mats

Four and A Half Mats

as Riku

Game of Chance

Game of Chance

as Sugi

The Pretty Jade

The Pretty Jade

Moment of Terror

Moment of Terror

as Hisako Kanematsu

Nocturnal Lights

Nocturnal Lights

Women Doing Time

Women Doing Time

Chained Bitch

Chained Bitch

The Passionate Spinster

The Passionate Spinster

as Tokiko Tsurukawa

An Innocent Witch

An Innocent Witch

Secret Club 000

Secret Club 000

Dupe

Dupe

Color

Color

Yearning

Yearning

as Bar Madam

Night Scandal

Night Scandal

as Shino

Jakoman and Tetsu

Jakoman and Tetsu

as Taka

Destroyer Yukikaze

Destroyer Yukikaze

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Teinen Taishoku

Teinen Taishoku

18 Roughs

18 Roughs

as Gin Ishii

Uogashi no senpū musume

Uogashi no senpū musume

We Are Salarymen

We Are Salarymen

as Shizuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Mother)

Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy

as Ino

Haru no sanmyaku

Haru no sanmyaku

Eriko

as Oshima

Kyū-chan ondo

Kyū-chan ondo

湖愁

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

as Yoshi Namikawa

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

Irresponsible Rascal of Japan

Irresponsible Rascal of Japan

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

as Owner of the hotel

Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan

as Waka

Kono ni uruwashi

Kono ni uruwashi

The Body

The Body

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

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

Refresher Course for Wives

Refresher Course for Wives

Love's Family Tree

Love's Family Tree

Love and the Shop Curtain

Love and the Shop Curtain

Ganpā kachō

The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs

Irohanihoheto

Irohanihoheto

Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat

as Sato

The Legendary Hell

The Legendary Hell

as Osumi

The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

Tsukinode no ketto

Tsukinode no ketto

as Otani

Scarred Yosaburo

Scarred Yosaburo

A Woman's Testament

A Woman's Testament

Storm on the Silvery Peaks

Storm on the Silvery Peaks

as Old woman

White Cliffs

White Cliffs

When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves

as Otome

Diary of a Substitute Doctor

Diary of a Substitute Doctor

The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

as Shige

Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello

as Restaurant owner

Tokyo Omnibus

Tokyo Omnibus

The Song of the Cart

The Song of the Cart

Confronting Fear

Confronting Fear

Stakeout

Stakeout

as Proprietress of the Hotel Hizen-ya

Tokyo Eyes

Tokyo Eyes

A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

The Precipice

The Precipice

A Bridge for Two Alone

A Bridge for Two Alone

Flower's Yearning

Flower's Yearning

as Muraki Sawa

Mother

Mother

Hibi no haishin

Hibi no haishin

The Cat Knew

The Cat Knew

Yurakucho 0 Street

Yurakucho 0 Street

as Mother of A 16号

Inazuma Kaidō

Inazuma Kaidō

Young Lovers

Young Lovers

Elegy of the North

Elegy of the North

as Grandma

Snow Country

Snow Country

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Itohan Monogatari

Itohan Monogatari

as Okô

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

as Komatsu's Mistress

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

続二等兵物語　決戦体制の巻

Monkey Business

Monkey Business

as Yone

Sound in the Mist

Sound in the Mist

Training Ship of Yearning

Training Ship of Yearning

刑事部屋

刑事部屋

Early Spring

Early Spring

as Shige Kitagawa

俺は死なない

俺は死なない

Street of Shame

Street of Shame

as Otane

Sound of Youth

Sound of Youth

The Spoiled Brat President

The Spoiled Brat President

Children Seeking a Mother

Children Seeking a Mother

Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan

Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night

Yaneura no Onna-tachi

Yaneura no Onna-tachi

Asashio yushio

Asashio yushio

The Magistrate

The Magistrate

A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

as Nobuko's mother

Fantasy of Youth

Fantasy of Youth

The Refugee

The Refugee

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

as Tomi

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

as Grandmother

House of Many Pleasures

House of Many Pleasures

as Masa

A Man Among Men

A Man Among Men

as Okimi

Youth

Youth

A Girl Who Delivers Happiness

A Girl Who Delivers Happiness

Troupers of Asakusa

Troupers of Asakusa

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

as Otoko Sensei no Tsuma

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

as Shige, Ryoichi's stepmother

Victory or Defeat

Victory or Defeat

The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin

A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman

as Tome

Koina no Ginpei

Koina no Ginpei

The Golden Demon

The Golden Demon

as Tose

東京シンデレラ娘

東京シンデレラ娘

Shinzōyaburi no oka

Shinzōyaburi no oka

The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

as Otsune

Bot-chan

Bot-chan

as Kiyo

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

as Riki - the Mother

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen

as Kayo Nojima

An Heir's Place

An Heir's Place

Shunsetsu no mon

Shunsetsu no mon

Hiren tsubaki

Hiren tsubaki

Kettō gofun mae

Asakusa monogatari

Asakusa monogatari

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

Haha no mizūmi

Haha no mizūmi

Ikiru

Ikiru

as Tatsu Watanabe

Hahakozuru

Hahakozuru

as Onao

Haha yamahiko

Haha yamahiko

A Ripple in a Morning

A Ripple in a Morning

Forever My Love

Forever My Love

Escape from the City of Death

Escape from the City of Death

Lightning

Lightning

as Osei

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

Mabuta no haha

Mabuta no haha

Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi

Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi

Yobiko hoshi

Yobiko hoshi

Machi no kotengu

Machi no kotengu

Hibari no komoriuta

Hibari no komoriuta

The Life of a Horse Trader

The Life of a Horse Trader

as Onobu

Repast

Repast

as Taniguchi Shige

Wedding March

Wedding March

as Auntie

Koi no Oranda-zaka

Koi no Oranda-zaka

Fire Department

Dorei no machi

Dorei no machi

Tokyo Elegy

Tokyo Elegy

Snow-Flake

Snow-Flake

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Portrait of Madame Yuki

as San

Golden Beast

as Connie Sonobe's mother

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

as Boarding house landlady

A Mother's Love

Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki

Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki

Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki

Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki

Shimai hoshi

The Rainbow Man

The Rainbow Man

as Kane Nonomura

Ginza Cancan Girls

Ginza Cancan Girls

Akireta musumetachi

Akireta musumetachi

Full Moon

Hills of a Foreign Country

Hills of a Foreign Country

as Iku

Koga Manshion

Koga Manshion

Kenji to onnakanshu

Kenji to onnakanshu

Arashi no naka no shimai

Arashi no naka no shimai

Three Mothers

Three Mothers

Hana no jitsugetsu

Women of the Night

Women of the Night

as Brothel Keeper

Nocturnal Gate

Nocturnal Gate

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

The 99th Bride

The 99th Bride

Female Prisoner #36

First Love Story

A Face Glowing at Night

A Face Glowing at Night

Aru yo no seppun

Aru yo no seppun

as Takako

Iku-san ga

瓢箪から出た駒

Kare to kanojo wa iku

Kimi ka to omohite

The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog

The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog

Saigo no kikyō

Saigo no kikyō

Who Is the Criminal?

Who Is the Criminal?

The Man From Chungking

The Man From Chungking

as 妻とよ

The Tiger of Malaya

The Tiger of Malaya

as Tomi

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

New Snow

New Snow

Passion to Soar

Ie naki musume

Ah, My Hometown

The Straits of Love and Hate

The Straits of Love and Hate

as Ume

Tsuki yori no shisha

Tsuki yori no shisha

The Feast of Gion

The Feast of Gion

The Water Magician

The Water Magician

as Ogin

And Yet They Go On

And Yet They Go On

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

as Ohisa, Mother of Antonio

Mistress of a Foreigner

as Omatsu

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

as Otoku

日輪　前篇

Moken no himitsu

Osumi and Her Mother

Seisaku no tsuma

修道院の花嫁

Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu

Television (2)

White Runway

White Runway

Kininaru Yomesan

Kininaru Yomesan