Kumeko Urabe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

174

Gender

Female

Birthday

1902-10-05

Day of death

1989-10-26 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

  • 刑事部屋

    刑事部屋

  • Hachiko

    Hachiko

  • 日輪　前篇

    日輪　前篇

  • Hibi no haishin

    Hibi no haishin

  • The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese

  • We Are Salarymen

    We Are Salarymen

  • Confronting Fear

    Confronting Fear

  • Women of the Night

    Women of the Night

  • Women of the Night

    Women of the Night

  • Dadakko Shachou

    Dadakko Shachou

  • Young Lovers

    Young Lovers

  • Mistress of a Foreigner

    Mistress of a Foreigner

  • Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

    Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

  • Ie naki musume

    Ie naki musume

  • The Pretty Jade

    The Pretty Jade

  • 喜劇 右向けェ左！

    喜劇 右向けェ左！

  • Ah, My Hometown

    Ah, My Hometown

  • Tokyo Twilight

    Tokyo Twilight

  • Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

    Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

  • Storm on the Silvery Peaks

    Storm on the Silvery Peaks

  • New Snow

    New Snow

  • The Tiger of Malaya

    The Tiger of Malaya

  • Training Ship of Yearning

    Training Ship of Yearning

  • And Yet They Go On

    And Yet They Go On

  • The Man From Chungking

    The Man From Chungking

  • The Passionate Spinster

    The Passionate Spinster

  • Hibari no komoriuta

    Hibari no komoriuta

  • Before Spring

    Before Spring

  • Irohanihoheto

    Irohanihoheto

  • Two in the Shadow

    Two in the Shadow

  • Inazuma Kaidō

    Inazuma Kaidō

  • When a Woman Loves

    When a Woman Loves

  • Brother and Sister

    Brother and Sister

  • Mother

    Mother

  • The Feast of Gion

    The Feast of Gion

  • A Mother's Love

    A Mother's Love

  • Dupe

    Dupe

  • Uogashi no senpū musume

    Uogashi no senpū musume

  • Night Mist Makes Women Cry

    Night Mist Makes Women Cry

  • Nocturnal Gate

    Nocturnal Gate

  • The Woman Who Touched Legs

    The Woman Who Touched Legs

  • Early Spring

    Early Spring

  • Kyū-chan ondo

    Kyū-chan ondo

  • Haru no sanmyaku

    Haru no sanmyaku

  • I Sell My Husband

    I Sell My Husband

  • Saigo no kikyō

    Saigo no kikyō

  • A Face Glowing at Night

    A Face Glowing at Night

  • The Cold-Hearted Sea

    The Cold-Hearted Sea

  • The Magistrate

    The Magistrate

  • Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

    Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

  • The 26 Martyrs of Japan

    The 26 Martyrs of Japan

  • Girl in College

    Girl in College

  • Passion to Soar

    Passion to Soar

  • Diary of a Substitute Doctor

    Diary of a Substitute Doctor

  • Floating Weeds

    Floating Weeds

  • Eriko

    Eriko

  • Yaneura no Onna-tachi

    Yaneura no Onna-tachi

  • Ginza Cancan Girls

    Ginza Cancan Girls

  • Tsukinode no ketto

    Tsukinode no ketto

  • Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

    Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

  • Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

  • Aru yo no seppun

    Aru yo no seppun

  • Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

    Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

  • The Golden Demon

    The Golden Demon

  • The Water Magician

    The Water Magician

  • She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

  • White Cliffs

    White Cliffs

  • Destroyer Yukikaze

    Destroyer Yukikaze

  • Who Is the Criminal?

    Who Is the Criminal?

  • An Heir's Place

    An Heir's Place

  • The Refugee

    The Refugee

  • Color

    Color

  • Shi no machi wo nogarete

    Shi no machi wo nogarete

  • A Certain Woman

    A Certain Woman

  • Kono ni uruwashi

    Kono ni uruwashi

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

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

  • 俺は死なない

    俺は死なない

  • The Broken Commandment

    The Broken Commandment

  • Nocturnal Lights

    Nocturnal Lights

  • Night Scandal

    Night Scandal

  • Koina no Ginpei

    Koina no Ginpei

  • Portrait of Madame Yuki

    Portrait of Madame Yuki

  • The Rainbow Man

    The Rainbow Man

  • The Secret Ceremony

    The Secret Ceremony

  • Four and A Half Mats

    Four and A Half Mats

  • Yearning

    Yearning

  • Chained Bitch

    Chained Bitch

  • Tsuki yori no shisha

    Tsuki yori no shisha

  • Yanagase Blues

    Yanagase Blues

  • Gateway to Glory

    Gateway to Glory

  • 湖愁

    湖愁

  • Wedding March

    Wedding March

  • The Song of the Cart

    The Song of the Cart

  • Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

    Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

  • 母子鶴

    母子鶴

  • Secret Club 000

    Secret Club 000

  • Bot-chan

    Bot-chan

  • The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

  • Goodbye, Hello

    Goodbye, Hello

  • Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

  • Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

    Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi

  • The Song Lantern

    The Song Lantern

  • The Final Gamble

    The Final Gamble

  • Tora-san's Pure Love

    Tora-san's Pure Love

  • Love's Family Tree

    Love's Family Tree

  • Lightning

    Lightning

  • Fantasy of Youth

    Fantasy of Youth

  • An Innocent Witch

    An Innocent Witch

  • Flower Cards Chivalry

    Flower Cards Chivalry

  • 18 Roughs

    18 Roughs

  • The Bad Guy Blues

    The Bad Guy Blues

  • Where Chimneys Are Seen

    Where Chimneys Are Seen

  • Moment of Terror

    Moment of Terror

  • Teinen Taishoku

    Teinen Taishoku

  • Street of Shame

    Street of Shame

  • Scarred Yosaburo

    Scarred Yosaburo

  • Victory and Defeat

    Victory and Defeat

  • Tokyo Eyes

    Tokyo Eyes

  • Being Two Isn't Easy

    Being Two Isn't Easy

  • Snow-Flake

    Snow-Flake

  • Adults Games

    Adults Games

  • Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

    Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

  • Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

    Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

  • Teppo Yasu no Shogai

    Teppo Yasu no Shogai

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

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

    Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda

  • Oogonju

    Oogonju

  • The Body

    The Body

  • A Ripple in a Morning

    A Ripple in a Morning

  • A Grain of Wheat

    A Grain of Wheat

  • Children Seeking a Mother

    Children Seeking a Mother

  • Stakeout

    Stakeout

  • Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

  • Miss Lonely

    Miss Lonely

  • Elegy of the North

    Elegy of the North

  • The Story of Shunkin

    The Story of Shunkin

  • Twice on a Certain Night

    Twice on a Certain Night

  • Itohan Monogatari

    Itohan Monogatari

  • A Bridge for Two Alone

    A Bridge for Two Alone

  • The Straits of Love and Hate

    The Straits of Love and Hate

  • Women Doing Time

    Women Doing Time

  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

  • A Woman's Testament

    A Woman's Testament

  • Snow Country

    Snow Country

  • Repast

    Repast

  • Fighting Letter for 29 People

    Fighting Letter for 29 People

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

    Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

  • A Man Among Men

    A Man Among Men

  • Irresponsible Rascal of Japan

    Irresponsible Rascal of Japan

  • Refresher Course for Wives

    Refresher Course for Wives

  • Sound in the Mist

    Sound in the Mist

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

    Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

  • Game of Chance

    Game of Chance

  • The Precipice

    The Precipice

  • Victory or Defeat

    Victory or Defeat

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • The Life of a Horse Trader

    The Life of a Horse Trader

  • 母山彦

    母山彦

  • Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

    Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

  • Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

  • White Runway

    White Runway

  • Love and the Shop Curtain

    Love and the Shop Curtain

  • Kininaru Yomesan

    Kininaru Yomesan

  • Typhoon Over Nagasaki

    Typhoon Over Nagasaki

  • Seisaku no tsuma

    Seisaku no tsuma

  • 続二等兵物語　決戦体制の巻

    続二等兵物語　決戦体制の巻

  • Akireta musumetachi

    Akireta musumetachi

  • Flower's Yearning

    Flower's Yearning

  • Moken no himitsu

    Moken no himitsu

  • Tokyo Omnibus

    Tokyo Omnibus

  • Koi no otome kawa

    Koi no otome kawa

  • Osumi and Her Mother

    Osumi and Her Mother