Kumeko Urabe
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.
Filmography
Hachiko
as Tobacco Shop Owner
Hachiko
as Tobacco Shop Owner
Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki
Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki
Lonely Heart
as Fuki Inoue
Lonely Heart
as Fuki Inoue
The Cold-Hearted Sea
The Cold-Hearted Sea
Lovely Days
as Old lady
Lovely Days
as Old lady
Before Spring
as Toyo
Before Spring
as Toyo
Tora-san's Pure Love
Tora-san's Pure Love
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Tsue
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Tsue
The Secret Ceremony
The Secret Ceremony
Adults Games
Adults Games
喜劇 右向けェ左！
喜劇 右向けェ左！
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
The Final Gamble
The Final Gamble
The Bad Guy Blues
The Bad Guy Blues
Girl in College
Girl in College
Season of Tears
Season of Tears
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
River Of Love
River Of Love
I Sell My Husband
I Sell My Husband
Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy
Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
Yanagase Blues
as Kane Sasagawa
Yanagase Blues
as Kane Sasagawa
Flower Cards Chivalry
Flower Cards Chivalry
Game of Chance
as Sugi
Game of Chance
as Sugi
The Pretty Jade
The Pretty Jade
Nocturnal Lights
Nocturnal Lights
Moment of Terror
as Hisako Kanematsu
Moment of Terror
as Hisako Kanematsu
Women Doing Time
Women Doing Time
Four and A Half Mats
as Riku
Four and A Half Mats
as Riku
Secret Club 000
Secret Club 000
The Passionate Spinster
as Tokiko Tsurukawa
The Passionate Spinster
as Tokiko Tsurukawa
An Innocent Witch
An Innocent Witch
Chained Bitch
Chained Bitch
Dupe
Dupe
Color
Color
Night Scandal
as Shino
Night Scandal
as Shino
Destroyer Yukikaze
Destroyer Yukikaze
Jakoman and Tetsu
as Taka
Jakoman and Tetsu
as Taka
Yearning
as Bar Madam
Yearning
as Bar Madam
We Are Salarymen
as Shizuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Mother)
We Are Salarymen
as Shizuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Mother)
18 Roughs
as Gin Ishii
18 Roughs
as Gin Ishii
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
Uogashi no senpū musume
Uogashi no senpū musume
Teinen Taishoku
Teinen Taishoku
Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi
Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
Being Two Isn't Easy
as Ino
Being Two Isn't Easy
as Ino
The Body
The Body
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
Kyū-chan ondo
Kyū-chan ondo
The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
The Broken Commandment
as Owner of the hotel
The Broken Commandment
as Owner of the hotel
Eriko
as Oshima
Eriko
as Oshima
Kono ni uruwashi
Kono ni uruwashi
Koshū
Koshū
Teppo Yasu no Shogai
Teppo Yasu no Shogai
Haru no sanmyaku
Haru no sanmyaku
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
as Yoshi Namikawa
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
as Yoshi Namikawa
Nippon no obaachan
as Waka
Nippon no obaachan
as Waka
Ganpā kachō
Ganpā kachō
Love's Family Tree
Love's Family Tree
Refresher Course for Wives
Refresher Course for Wives
Love and the Shop Curtain
Love and the Shop Curtain
The Legendary Hell
as Osumi
The Legendary Hell
as Osumi
Tsukinode no ketto
as Otani
Tsukinode no ketto
as Otani
The Woman Who Touched Legs
The Woman Who Touched Legs
Scarred Yosaburo
Scarred Yosaburo
Irohanihoheto
Irohanihoheto
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
as Old woman
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
as Old woman
Victory and Defeat
as Sato
Victory and Defeat
as Sato
White Cliffs
White Cliffs
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
When a Woman Loves
as Otome
When a Woman Loves
as Otome
Floating Weeds
as Shige
Floating Weeds
as Shige
Tokyo Omnibus
Tokyo Omnibus
Hear My Mother's Cry
Hear My Mother's Cry
Blind Love
Blind Love
Diary of a Substitute Doctor
Diary of a Substitute Doctor
The Song of the Cart
The Song of the Cart
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters
Goodbye, Hello
as Restaurant owner
Goodbye, Hello
as Restaurant owner
Yurakucho 0 Street
as Mother of A 16号
Yurakucho 0 Street
as Mother of A 16号
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
Flower's Yearning
as Muraki Sawa
Flower's Yearning
as Muraki Sawa
A Bridge for Two Alone
A Bridge for Two Alone
Mother
Mother
Hibi no haishin
Hibi no haishin
Stakeout
as Proprietress of the Hotel Hizen-ya
Stakeout
as Proprietress of the Hotel Hizen-ya
Tokyo Eyes
Tokyo Eyes
Inazuma Kaidō
Inazuma Kaidō
Elegy of the North
as Grandma
Elegy of the North
as Grandma
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Tokyo Twilight
as Komatsu's Mistress
Tokyo Twilight
as Komatsu's Mistress
続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
Itohan Monogatari
as Okô
Itohan Monogatari
as Okô
Young Lovers
Young Lovers
Sound in the Mist
Sound in the Mist
Here It is Quiet
Here It is Quiet
Training Ship of Yearning
Training Ship of Yearning
Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan
俺は死なない
俺は死なない
Children Seeking a Mother
as Older Woman
Children Seeking a Mother
as Older Woman
Asashio yushio
Asashio yushio
Twice on a Certain Night
Twice on a Certain Night
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
刑事部屋
刑事部屋
Street of Shame
as Otane
Street of Shame
as Otane
The Spoiled Brat President
The Spoiled Brat President
Early Spring
as Shige Kitagawa
Early Spring
as Shige Kitagawa
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
as Grandmother
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
as Grandmother
Youth
Youth
House of Many Pleasures
as Masa
House of Many Pleasures
as Masa
The Refugee
The Refugee
Fantasy of Youth
Fantasy of Youth
The Magistrate
The Magistrate
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
A Woman's Life
as Nobuko's mother
A Woman's Life
as Nobuko's mother
A Man Among Men
as Okimi
A Man Among Men
as Okimi
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
as Shige, Ryoichi's stepmother
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
as Shige, Ryoichi's stepmother
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Otoko Sensei no Tsuma
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Otoko Sensei no Tsuma
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
The Story of Shunkin
The Story of Shunkin
東京シンデレラ娘
東京シンデレラ娘
The Golden Demon
as Tose
The Golden Demon
as Tose
Koina no Ginpei
Koina no Ginpei
To the Ends of the Earth
To the Ends of the Earth
Asakusa monogatari
Asakusa monogatari
The Wild Geese
as Otsune
The Wild Geese
as Otsune
Shunsetsu no mon
Shunsetsu no mon
Brother and Sister
as Riki - the Mother
Brother and Sister
as Riki - the Mother
Bot-chan
as Kiyo
Bot-chan
as Kiyo
Hiren tsubaki
Hiren tsubaki
Where Chimneys Are Seen
as Kayo Nojima
Where Chimneys Are Seen
as Kayo Nojima
Kettō gofun mae
Kettō gofun mae
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
Machi no kotengu
Machi no kotengu
Oka wa hanazakari
Oka wa hanazakari
Lightning
as Osei
Lightning
as Osei
Hahakozuru
as Onao
Hahakozuru
as Onao
A Ripple in a Morning
A Ripple in a Morning
Haha yamahiko
Haha yamahiko
Yobiko hoshi
Yobiko hoshi
Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi
Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi
Mabuta no haha
Mabuta no haha
Wedding March
as Auntie
Wedding March
as Auntie
The Life of a Horse Trader
as Onobu
The Life of a Horse Trader
as Onobu
Repast
as Taniguchi Shige
Repast
as Taniguchi Shige
Tokyo Elegy
Tokyo Elegy
Hibari no komoriuta
Hibari no komoriuta
Dorei no machi
Dorei no machi
Koi no Oranda-zaka
Koi no Oranda-zaka
Fire Department
Fire Department
Shimai hoshi
Shimai hoshi
Golden Beast
as Connie Sonobe's mother
Golden Beast
as Connie Sonobe's mother
Portrait of Madame Yuki
as San
Portrait of Madame Yuki
as San
Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki
Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki
A Mother's Love
A Mother's Love
Snow-Flake
Snow-Flake
Tsuma mo koisu
Tsuma mo koisu
Koga Manshion
Koga Manshion
Akireta musumetachi
Akireta musumetachi
Hana no jitsugetsu
Hana no jitsugetsu
Ginza Cancan Girls
Ginza Cancan Girls
Full Moon
Full Moon
The Rainbow Man
as Kane Nonomura
The Rainbow Man
as Kane Nonomura
Hills of a Foreign Country
as Iku
Hills of a Foreign Country
as Iku
Three Mothers
Three Mothers
Arashi no naka no shimai
Arashi no naka no shimai
The Little Green Box
The Little Green Box
First Love Story
First Love Story
Female Prisoner #36
Female Prisoner #36
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
Convent Bride
Convent Bride
Kimi ka to omohite
Kimi ka to omohite
A Face Glowing at Night
A Face Glowing at Night
Aru yo no seppun
as Takako
Aru yo no seppun
as Takako
Kare to kanojo wa iku
Kare to kanojo wa iku
Machi no ninkisha
Machi no ninkisha
瓢箪から出た駒
瓢箪から出た駒
Iku-san ga
Iku-san ga
Who Is the Criminal?
Who Is the Criminal?
Saigo no kikyō
Saigo no kikyō
The Man From Chungking
as 妻とよ
The Man From Chungking
as 妻とよ
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
New Snow
New Snow
Passion to Soar
Passion to Soar
Ie naki musume
Ie naki musume
Ah, My Hometown
Ah, My Hometown
The Water Magician
as Ogin
The Water Magician
as Ogin
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen
And Yet They Go On
And Yet They Go On
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
as Otoku
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
as Otoku
日輪 前篇
日輪 前篇
Osumi and Her Mother
Osumi and Her Mother
Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu
Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu