Ken Uehara
7 November 1909 – 23 November 1991 was a Japanese actor who appeared in approximately 200 films between 1935 and 1990. A graduate of Rikkyo University, Uehara joined the Shochiku film studio in 1935. After the war, he became a freelance actor, before signing with the Toho film studio.
Ken Uehara
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- Name
- Ken Uehara
- Born
- 7 November 1909
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 23 November 1991
- Occupation
- Actor
- Full name
- 池端 清亮.
- Nationality
- Japan and Empire of Japan.
- Education
- Rikkyo University.
- Honours
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class and Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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7 November 1909 – 23 November 1991 was a Japanese actor who appeared in approximately 200 films between 1935 and 1990. A graduate of Rikkyo University, Uehara joined the Shochiku film studio in 1935. After the war, he became a freelance actor, before signing with the Toho film studio.
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Directors Uehara worked with include Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Shimazu, Hiroshi Shimizu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Yasujirō Ozu, and Kenji Mizoguchi. In 1953, he received the Mainichi Film Award for his performances in Wife and Husband and Wife. He is the father of singer and actor Yūzō Kayama, and the grandfather of actress Emi Ikehata.
Ryūji Ishiyama, Ken Uehara and Michiko Kuwano in Arigato-san 『有りがたうさん』directed by Hiroshi Shimizu, 1936
Shōchiku
Ken Uehara and Yoshiko Kuhara in Arigato-san 『有りがたうさん』directed by Hiroshi Shimizu, 1936
Shōchiku
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Key facts
• Name — Ken Uehara • Born — 7 November 1909 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Died — 23 November 1991 • Place of death — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1935-1990
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Mr. Thank You (1936) • What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) • A Brother and His Younger Sister (1939) • The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi (1940) • The Munekata Sisters (1950) • Repast (1951) • Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953) • Husband and Wife (1953) • Sound of the Mountain (1954) • Late Chrysanthemums (1954) • Untamed (1957) • A Rainbow Plays in My Heart (1957) • A Holiday in Tokyo (1958) • Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) • Mothra (1961) • Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962) • Gorath (1962) • Atragon (1963) • Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977, TV) • Edo no Kaze (1980, TV) • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) • Film Actress (1987), as himself • Choujinki Metalder (1987, TV)
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