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Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Actor · Died October 26, 1989, aged 87 · Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

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.

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Born
October 5, 1902
Died
October 26, 1989 (aged 87)
From
Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 245 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Kumeko Urabe's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Morality
25%
Survival
23%
Society
10%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1
Tense
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kumeko Urabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Kumeko Urabe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

245 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Story of Hachikō(1987)

    as Tobacco Shop Owner

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki(1984)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lonely Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Fuki Inoue

  • The Cold-Hearted Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Lovely Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Old lady

  • Before Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Toyo

  • Tora-san's Pure Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • White Runway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Stray Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tsue

  • Kininaru Yomesan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Secret Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Adults Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • 喜劇 右向けェ左！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Final Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Bad Guy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Girl in College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Season of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • River Of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • I Sell My Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Two in the Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Eyes, the Sea and a Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Yanagase Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Kane Sasagawa

  • Flower Cards Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Game of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Sugi

  • The Pretty Jade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Nocturnal Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Moment of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Hisako Kanematsu

  • Women Doing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Four and A Half Mats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Riku

  • Secret Club 000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Passionate Spinster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Tokiko Tsurukawa

  • An Innocent Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Chained Bitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Dupe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Night Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Shino

  • Destroyer Yukikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Jakoman and Tetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Taka

  • Yearning(1964)

    as Bar Madam

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • We Are Salarymen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Shizuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Mother)

  • 18 Roughs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Gin Ishii

  • Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Uogashi no senpū musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Teinen Taishoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Irresponsible Rascal of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Being Two Isn't Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Ino

  • The Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Gakusei geisha koi to kenka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Kyū-chan ondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Broken Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Owner of the hotel

  • Eriko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Oshima

  • Kono ni uruwashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Koshū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Teppo Yasu no Shogai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Haru no sanmyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Night Mist Makes Women Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Yoshi Namikawa

  • Nippon no obaachan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Waka

  • Ganpā kachō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Love's Family Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Refresher Course for Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Love and the Shop Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Legendary Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Osumi

  • Tsukinode no ketto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Otani

  • Ashi ni sawatta onna(1960)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scarred Yosaburo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Irohanihoheto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Song Lantern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Storm on the Silvery Peaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Old woman

  • Victory and Defeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sato

  • White Cliffs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Testament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • When a Woman Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Otome

  • Floating Weeds(1959)

    as Shige

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Hear My Mother's Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Blind Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Romance of a Ferry Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Diary of a Substitute Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Song of the Cart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Makioka Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Goodbye, Hello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Restaurant owner

  • Yurakucho 0 Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mother of A 16号

  • A Grain of Wheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Flower's Yearning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Muraki Sawa

  • Confronting Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Cat Knew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Precipice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • A Bridge for Two Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Hibi no haishin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Stakeout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Proprietress of the Hotel Hizen-ya

  • Tokyo Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Inazuma Kaidō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Monkey Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Yone

  • Elegy of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Grandma

  • Fighting Letter for 29 People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Snow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Twilight(1957)

    as Komatsu's Mistress

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • 続二等兵物語　決戦体制の巻 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Typhoon Over Nagasaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Itohan Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Okô

  • Young Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Sound in the Mist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Here It is Quiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Training Ship of Yearning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Bridge of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Horeruna Yanpachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • 俺は死なない (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Studio wa ōsawagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Children Seeking a Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Older Woman

  • Asashio yushio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Sound of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Yaneura no Onna-tachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Twice on a Certain Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Headquarters of Crime Detection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Street of Shame(1956)

    as Otane

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Spoiled Brat President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Early Spring(1956)

    as Shige Kitagawa

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Buried Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • I Was Tokichiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Grandmother

  • Shichinin no ani imōto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Tomi

  • Troupers of Asakusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • House of Many Pleasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Masa

  • Tokyo Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Refugee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Fantasy of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Tenka o nerau bishōnen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Magistrate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Ginji of the Seven Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • A Girl Who Delivers Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Nobuko's mother

  • Rōkyoku tengu dōjō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • A Man Among Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Okimi

  • Victory or Defeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Shige, Ryoichi's stepmother

  • The Moon Over the Ruined Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Twenty-Four Eyes(1954)

    as Otoko Sensei no Tsuma

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Story of Shunkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • 東京シンデレラ娘 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Golden Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Tose

  • A Certain Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Tome

  • Four Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Koina no Ginpei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Shinzōyaburi no oka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Haha no mizūmi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • To the Ends of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Asakusa monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • The Wild Geese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Otsune

  • Shunsetsu no mon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Brother and Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Riki - the Mother

  • Bot-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Kiyo

  • An Heir's Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Hiren tsubaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Where Chimneys Are Seen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Kayo Nojima

  • Kettō gofun mae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Kanpai! Tokyo Musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Machi no kotengu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Oka wa hanazakari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Forever My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Ikiru(1952)

    as Tatsu Watanabe

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Osei

  • Hahakozuru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Onao

  • Escape from the City of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • A Ripple in a Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Haha yamahiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Yobiko hoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Mabuta no haha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Wedding March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Auntie

  • The Life of a Horse Trader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Onobu

  • Repast(1951)

    as Taniguchi Shige

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Elegy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Hibari no komoriuta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Dorei no machi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Koi no Oranda-zaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Fire Department (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Shimai hoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Golden Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Connie Sonobe's mother

  • Portrait of Madame Yuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as San

  • Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • A Mother's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Snow-Flake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Tsuma mo koisu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Duel in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Boarding house landlady

  • Koga Manshion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Onna goroshi abura jigoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Akireta musumetachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Hana no jitsugetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Ginza Cancan Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Full Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • The Rainbow Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Kane Nonomura

  • Hills of a Foreign Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Iku

  • Three Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Arashi no naka no shimai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Kenji to onnakanshu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Nocturnal Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Women of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Brothel Keeper

  • The Little Green Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • First Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Female Prisoner #36 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • The 99th Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Convent Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Kimi ka to omohite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • A Face Glowing at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Aru yo no seppun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Takako

  • Kare to kanojo wa iku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Machi no ninkisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • 瓢箪から出た駒 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Iku-san ga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Who Is the Criminal? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • Saigo no kikyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • The Man From Chungking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as 妻とよ

  • The Tiger of Malaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Tomi

  • Genghis Khan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • New Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Passion to Soar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • Ie naki musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Ah, My Hometown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • The Straits of Love and Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ume

  • Tsuki yori no shisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Actor

  • The Feast of Gion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • The Water Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Ogin

  • Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • The 26 Martyrs of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Ohisa, Mother of Antonio

  • And Yet They Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Mistress of a Foreigner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Omatsu

  • Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Otoku

  • 日輪　前篇 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

  • Osumi and Her Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • Moken no himitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • Seisaku no tsuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 245 titles, 244 of them dated from 1924 to 1987; peak year 1987.

Highest rated

Yearning (1964)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)

Film career

19241987

Peak 1987 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1948Screen debut· Women of the Night

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting245 of 245: 245 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score97th

By decade

1920s5 · acting1930s10 · acting1940s34 · acting1950s117 · acting1960s62 · acting1970s10 · acting1980s6 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
4853

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kumeko Urabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 97th percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki (1984)

87th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ikiru (1952)

Midcredits 99th · 87% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kumeko Urabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kumeko Urabe's MovieCove titles; Hideko Takamine shares the most, 2.