Acting

Kumeko Urabe

Born October 5, 1902 · Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Died October 26, 1989 · aged 87

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 as…

Known For

Ikiru

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes · 1954

Twenty-Four Eyes

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.

Chūzaisho nikki

Chūzaisho nikki · 1957

Chūzaisho nikki

Repast

In post-WWII Osaka, a middle-aged woman is forced to examine her dreary life and marriage when her husband's young and flirtatious cousin arrives for a brief stay to escape an arranged marriage.

The Buried Treasure

The Buried Treasure · 1956

The Buried Treasure

A lighthearted comedy featuring city dwellers flocking to a remote mountain hot spring inn, all entangled in the mystery of hidden gold bars.

Hachiko

Hachiko · 1987

MovieDramaFamily

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds · 1959

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Street of Shame

Street of Shame · 1956

Street of Shame

Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Filmography

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Ikiru

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

Tatsu Watanabe

Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes · 1954

Twenty-Four Eyes

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.

Otoko Sensei no Tsuma

Chūzaisho nikki

Chūzaisho nikki · 1957

Chūzaisho nikki

Repast

In post-WWII Osaka, a middle-aged woman is forced to examine her dreary life and marriage when her husband's young and flirtatious cousin arrives for a brief stay to escape an arranged marriage.

Taniguchi Shige

The Buried Treasure

The Buried Treasure · 1956

The Buried Treasure

A lighthearted comedy featuring city dwellers flocking to a remote mountain hot spring inn, all entangled in the mystery of hidden gold bars.

Hachiko

Hachiko · 1987

MovieDramaFamily

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

Tobacco Shop Owner

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds · 1959

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Shige

Street of Shame

Street of Shame · 1956

Street of Shame

Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Otane

The Moon Over the Ruined Castle

The Moon Over the Ruined Castle · 1954

The Moon Over the Ruined Castle

MovieDramaRomance

The Legendary Hell

The Legendary Hell · 1960

The Legendary Hell

Osumi

Horeruna Yanpachi

Horeruna Yanpachi · 1956

Horeruna Yanpachi

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight · 1957

Two sisters learn about the existence of their long-lost biological mother, but the younger is unable to accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.

Komatsu's Mistress

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Portrait of Madame Yuki · 1950

Portrait of Madame Yuki

A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.

San

Shunsetsu no mon

Shunsetsu no mon · 1953

Shunsetsu no mon

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Typhoon Over Nagasaki · 1957

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Pierre Marsac, a French engineer working for the Nagasaki shipbuilding yards, has fallen in love both with Japan and a charming Japanese girl named Noriko. But Françoise Fabre, a French journalist and Pierre's former lover, contacts him while visiting the Land of the Rising Sun. They meet again, find out their love might not be dead. Meanwhile, Pierre gradually becomes estranged from sweet, humble Noriko. One day, a typhoon strikes Nagasaki...

Yearning

Yearning · 1964

MovieDramaRomance

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.

Bar Madam

Early Spring

Early Spring · 1956

MovieDramaRomance

A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.

Shige Kitagawa

A Girl Who Delivers Happiness

A Girl Who Delivers Happiness · 1955

A Girl Who Delivers Happiness

Ginji of the Seven Faces

Ginji of the Seven Faces · 1955

Ginji of the Seven Faces

Yesterday a gentleman, today a student, tomorrow a stylish man in a casual kimono—Ginji, the pickpocket with seven faces, has his sights set on the gold watch of destiny. A tale of passion, love, human emotion, pistols, and thrills.

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth · 1953

To the Ends of the Earth

In this downbeat, emotionally gripping drama, a lone guardian of some small huts on one of the northernmost, small islands off Japan remembers his once happier past and the events that destroyed everyone he held dear.

Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki

Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki · 1985

Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki

MovieComedyDrama

Seven raccoons with supernatural powers sneak into a freight train, disguise themselves as humans, and head to Tokyo with the intention to create a band. They become superstars "Checkers" but their true identity will be revealed very soon.

Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow · 1967

Two in the Shadow

MovieRomanceDrama

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.

Shinzōyaburi no oka

Shinzōyaburi no oka · 1954

Shinzōyaburi no oka

A moving story depicting the spirit of a young marathon runner who set a new world record in Boston, encouraged by the love of his family, a young woman’s prayers, and warm friendship.

Forever My Love

Forever My Love · 1952

Forever My Love

MovieRomanceDrama

American Sergeant falls in love with a Japanese woman.

White Runway

White Runway · 1974

Sugiyama was undergoing training in Moses Lake, USA, for the Boeing 747 model transition training. After passing the exam and returning to Japan, he found that his wife Ayako had disappeared...

Kininaru Yomesan

Kininaru Yomesan · 1971

Kininaru Yomesan

SeriesComedyDrama

A bride arrives at the Shimizu household, where the seven members of the family live as they please. However, the groom, the youngest son of the family, is going to study alone in the USA, and the bride is left alone in the eccentric house.