Misa Uehara
Misa Uehara (born Misako Uehara; 26 March 1937 2003) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in a few Japanese films from the late 1950s, most notably starring as Princess Yuki in Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. Following a brief career, she left acting to raise a family.
Also recorded as Misako Uehara
Misa Uehara
国際写真通信社 (Kokusai Shashin Tsushin sha Inc.) · 『芸能画報』1958年2月号、国際写真通信社、1958年、p.33 International Graphic Magazin " Entertainments (Geino Gaho) ", February 1958 issue, Kokusai Shashin Tsushin sha Inc., 1958, p.33 · Public domain
- Name
- Misa Uehara
- Birth Name
- 上原 美佐子 (Misako Uehara)
- Born
- 26 March 1937
- Birthplace
- Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 2003 1937
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
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Misa Uehara (born Misako Uehara; 26 March 1937 2003) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in a few Japanese films from the late 1950s, most notably starring as Princess Yuki in Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. Following a brief career, she left acting to raise a family.
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• Name — Misa Uehara • Native Name — 上原 美佐 • Birth Name — 上原 美佐子 (Misako Uehara) • Born — 26 March 1937 • Birthplace — Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan • Died — 2003 1937 • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1958–60
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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1958 — The Hidden Fortress — Princess Yuki • 1959 — Daigaku no nijuhachin • 1959 — Sengoku gunto-den — Princess Koyuki • 1959 — Aruhi watashi wa — Yuriko Shiroyama • 1959 — Dokuritsu gurentai — Bandit Chieftain's Sister • 1959 — The Birth of Japan — Princess Kushinada • 1960 — Gendai Salaryman - Ren'ai bushidô — Setsuko Sonoyama • 1960 — Storm Over the Pacific — Keiko • 1960 — Daigaku no sanzokutachi — Oshime
Toshiro Mifune (left), Takashi Shimura (center), Misa Uehara (right). taken in 1957.
国際写真通信社 (Kokusai Shashin Tsushin sha Inc.) · 『芸能画報』1958年2月号、国際写真通信社、1958年、p.33 International Graphic Magazin " Entertainments (Geino Gaho) ", February 1958 issue, Kokusai Shashin Tsushin sha Inc., 1958, p.33
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