Kumeko Urabe
Acting
Born October 5, 1902 · Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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 stu…
Known For · 40 titles
Ikiru
Machi no ninkisha
White Runway
Kenji to onnakanshu
Nocturnal Gate
Hana no jitsugetsu
The Woman Who Touched Legs
Girl in College
Full Moon
An Innocent Witch
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Three Mothers
When a Woman Loves
Color
Secret Club 000
Arashi no naka no shimai
Scarred Yosaburo
母子鶴
Troupers of Asakusa
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
Jakoman and Tetsu
Young Lovers
Dupe
Osumi and Her Mother
An Heir's Place
母山彦
Hachiko
Convent Bride
Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki
Nocturnal Lights
Tsuki yori no shisha
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
Ah, My Hometown
Yearning
Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki
The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog
Asashio yushio
Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki
Floating Weeds
Kimi ka to omohite