Cast

Kumeko Urabe

1902 – 1989

Active years (films on this site)

1948–1975

Genres

DramaRomanceDocumentary

Schools and movements

Japanese Golden AgeHorror and the UncannyJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Mikio Naruse2 filmsKenji Mizoguchi1 filmYasujiro Ozu1 filmKaneto Shindo1 film

Biography

Kumeko Urabe, born Kimura Kume , 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 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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

• Medal with Purple Ribbon 1966

5 films on this site

1. Women of the Night 1948 · Kenji Mizoguchi · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
2. Lightning 1952 · Mikio Naruse · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
3. Early Spring 1956 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
4. Yearning 1964 · Mikio Naruse · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
5. Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director 1975 · Kaneto Shindo · IMDb 7.2 · Cast