Ken Uehara
Acting Born Oct 7, 1909 Died Nov 23, 1991 Tokyo, Japan 149 credits
Biography
Ken Uehara was a Japanese actor. Born in Tokyo, Japan, he is known by the stage name 上原謙. Uehara's known credits include 151 titles. He was male and acted in various films. His birthday is October 7, 1909, and he passed away on November 23, 1991, at the age of 82.
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Career overview
Ken Uehara was a Japanese actor who appeared in numerous films. He began his acting career in the mid-1930s. Uehara's extensive filmography includes approximately 151 known credits. The majority of his work was in the film industry, with a significant portion of his career spanning over five decades.
Throughout his acting career, Uehara gained experience in various roles. His work in the film industry allowed him to develop his skills and adapt to different genres. The longevity of his career is a testament to his dedication and perseverance in the entertainment industry.
Uehara's acting career came to an end in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He passed away on November 23, 1991, at the age of 82.
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Career timeline
Flower Season
Actress
Ichiban Daiko
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Night in BangkokYoung Girls Are Everywhere
Campus A Go-Go
AtragonHonolulu, Tokyo, Hong KongYoung Guy in HawaiiCrazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
GorathChûshinguraOperation Sewer RatsWhirlpool of LovePig and Goldfish
Blood on the SeaSir Galahad in CampusMothraA Night in Hong KongThe Last War
Anything Goes Three Dolls' WayThree Dolls and Three GuysDaughters, Wives and a MotherThe Storm of the PacificUniversity Bandits
Vagabond Employee: RevengeThe Terrible GameVagabond Employee: OutcryYoung LoversThree Dolls in Ginza
The College HeroDiary of an Elegant Hot SpringAll About MarriageHoliday in TokyoThe Precipice
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1Untamed WomanA Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Demon King of Yoja ManorChikaiteshi
The Lady Was PawnBeyond The StarsThree Youngmen and a Dream GirlUndercurrentLove on Rainbow Island
Tomorrow's HappinessWe Never Let You GoThe First KissFantasy of YouthNonki saiban
Hana to hatōAutumn InterludeSound of the MountainLate Chrysanthemums12 Chapters About Women
WifeMoth LampA Japanese TragedyWhere Chimneys Are SeenWhite Fish
Oka wa hanazakariMuntinlupa no yo wa fuketeDimple of TokyoA Ripple in a MorningFarewell to Spring
RepastElegyThe Man Without a NationalityNightshade FlowerTsuki yori no haha
The Munekata SistersPortrait of Madame YukiA Female Doctor's Examination RoomShojohouWhen We Came Back
Hills of a Foreign CountryYotsuya Ghost Story Part 1Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2Messenger from the MoonNingen moyo
Sanmenkyō no kyōfu365 Nights: TokyoGolden Devil Part 2The Virgin Who Embraced the RainbowA Flower Blooms
First Love StoryOdoriko monogatariMarriageKokoro tsuki nogotoku
Victory SongTengoku no hanayomeSoyokaze
ArmyJubilation StreetField Army OrchestraYou Are the Next Eagle
The Fighting StreetThe Living MagorokuPort of FlowersKaisen no ZenyaAir Raid of the Enemy Plane
Sumida RiverThe Spy Has Not Died Yet
Let's Go in Good SpiritsNotes of an Itinerant PerformerFlower
Women at WarZoku aizen katsuraA Brother and His Younger SisterWeeds with flowersOkayo's Preparedness
Full Filmography
149 titles- Flower Season (1990)
- Actress (1987) as Ken Uehara
- Ichiban Daiko (1985) as 祖父・亀造
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) as Masaharu Fukamachi
- Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey (1982)
- Night in Bangkok (1966)
- Young Girls Are Everywhere (1966) as Haruki Eda
- Campus A Go-Go (1965) as Michiko Matsubara's father
- Atragon (1963) as Admiral Kosumi
- Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong (1963) as Okamoto's father
- Young Guy in Hawaii (1963) as 上田
- Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility (1963)
- Gorath (1962) as Dr. Kôno
- Chûshingura (1962)
- Operation Sewer Rats (1962) as Seki
- Whirlpool of Love (1962)
- Pig and Goldfish (1962)
- College Champ (1962)
- Pride of the Campus (1962) as Kingoro Shimagawa
- Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
- Blood on the Sea (1961)
- Sir Galahad in Campus (1961) as Mr. Nomura
- Mothra (1961) as Dr. Harada
- A Night in Hong Kong (1961) as Ryuzo Kimura
- The Last War (1961) as Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Nocturne of a Woman (1961)
- Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way (1960)
- Three Dolls and Three Guys (1960)
- Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) as Sokei Gojo
- The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
- University Bandits (1960)
- Vagabond Employee: Revenge (1959) as Shirō Sumida
- The Terrible Game (1959) as Dr. Yabuki
- Vagabond Employee: Outcry (1959) as Shirō Sumida
- Young Lovers (1959) as Doi
- Three Dolls in Ginza (1959)
- Someday I'll Know (1959) as Yusaku Kaneko
- Tokyo Omnibus (1959)
- The College Hero (1958) as Kentaro Taki
- Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958) as Sentarō Kuwabara
- All About Marriage (1958) as Saburo Kakiuchi
- Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
- The Precipice (1958)
- Musume no boken (1958)
- Bright Young Maidens (1958) as Koutaro Nomura, Tomoko's Father
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957)
- Untamed Woman (1957) as Tsuru, the first husband
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (1957) as Shuji Aso
- Demon King of Yoja Manor (1957) as Inspector Uemura
- Chikaiteshi (1957)
- The Lady Was Pawn (1956)
- Beyond The Stars (1956) as Noriyasu Shichijō
- Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (1956) as Company President
- Undercurrent (1956) as Yukio Takemura
- Love on Rainbow Island (1956) as Father Takeuchi
- A Rainbow at Every Turn (1956)
- The President Talks Bank (1956)
- The President's Boss (1956)
- The Mandarin Room (1956)
- Sound in the Mist (1956) as Kazuhiko Onuma
- Tomorrow's Happiness (1955) as Hisatoshi Matsuzaki
- We Never Let You Go (1955)
- The First Kiss (1955) as Yuzo Kaneda
- Fantasy of Youth (1955)
- Nonki saiban (1955)
- A Woman's Life (1955) as Kujō, Nobuko's husband
- Hana to hatō (1954)
- Autumn Interlude (1954) as Hospital director
- Sound of the Mountain (1954) as Otto, Shuuichi
- Late Chrysanthemums (1954) as Tabe
- 12 Chapters About Women (1954) as Kurumada Tatsuo
- Mother's First Love (1954)
- Wife (1953) as Toichi, Mihoko's husband
- Moth Lamp (1953)
- A Japanese Tragedy (1953) as Masayuki Akazawa
- Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953) as Ryukichi Ogata
- White Fish (1953) as Koyama
- Husband and Wife (1953) as Isaku Nakahara
- Made in Japan (1953) as Akio Kanasugi
- Oka wa hanazakari (1952)
- Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete (1952) as Michio Kawai
- Dimple of Tokyo (1952) as Buntaro Kinokuniya
- A Ripple in a Morning (1952)
- Farewell to Spring (1952) as Minotu Fujisaki
- Repast (1951) as Hatsunosuke Okamoto
- Elegy (1951) as Naohiko Watari
- The Man Without a Nationality (1951) as Tohari
- Nightshade Flower (1951)
- Tsuki yori no haha (1951) as Masao
- Wedding March (1951) as Managing Director Nakahara
- The Singing Baseball Kid (1951)
- The Munekata Sisters (1950) as Hiroshi Tashiro
- Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950) as Masaya Kikunaka
- A Female Doctor's Examination Room (1950) as Dr. Kawamura
- Shojohou (1950) as Kiichiro
- When We Came Back (1950)
- Hills of a Foreign Country (1949) as Kiyoshi
- Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949) as Tamiya Iemon
- Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 (1949) as Tamiya Iemon
- Messenger from the Moon (1949)
- Ningen moyo (1949) as Kinuhiko Daiwa
- Kekkon Sanjûshi (1949) as Tokihiko Aida
- Bibō no kaoyaku (1949)
- Aizenso (1949)
- Sanmenkyō no kyōfu (1948)
- 365 Nights: Tokyo (1948) as Koroku Kawakita
- Golden Devil Part 2 (1948)
- The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow (1948) as Kotaro Hidaka
- A Flower Blooms (1948) as Saburo Seki
- Golden Devil (1948)
- 365 Nights (1948) as Kawakita Koroku
- First Love Story (1947)
- Odoriko monogatari (1947)
- Marriage (1947) as Tsumoru Sugawara
- Kokoro tsuki nogotoku (1947)
- Victory Song (1945) as Makoto Ichino, Navy
- Tengoku no hanayome (1945)
- Soyokaze (1945) as 舟田（楽団リーダー）
- Army (1944) as Nishina
- Jubilation Street (1944) as Shingo Furukawa
- Field Army Orchestra (1944) as Suga
- You Are the Next Eagle (1944)
- The Fighting Street (1943)
- The Living Magoroku (1943)
- Port of Flowers (1943) as Tomekichi
- Kaisen no Zenya (1943)
- Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943) as Mita
- Sumida River (1942)
- The Spy Has Not Died Yet (1942)
- Let's Go in Good Spirits (1941)
- Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941) as Shôtarô Hiramatsu
- Flower (1941)
- Women at War (1939)
- Zoku aizen katsura (1939)
- A Brother and His Younger Sister (1939) as Michio Arita
- Weeds with flowers (1939)
- Okayo's Preparedness (1939) as Shunsaku
- The Tree of Love (1938) as Kozo Tsumura
- Family Diary (1938) as Ichiro Tsuji
- Vermilion and Green (1937)
- What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) as Movie Star
- The Trio's Engagements (1937) as Ken Taniyama
- The Lights of Asakusa (1937) as Shichirō Yamagami
- The New Road: Ryota (1936)
- Housewife Camellia (1936)
- Mr. Thank You (1936) as Mr. Thank You
- The New Road: Akemi (1936)
- Men vs. Women (1936)
- Him, Her, and the Boys (1935) as Man
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ken Uehara best known for?
Ken Uehara is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983), Atragon (1963), Gorath (1962), Chûshingura (1962).
When and where was Ken Uehara born?
Ken Uehara was born on October 7, 1909 in Tokyo, Japan. They passed away on November 23, 1991.
How many credits does Ken Uehara have?
Ken Uehara has accumulated over 149 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1935 to 1990.
What is Ken Uehara's background in cinema and television?
Ken Uehara was a Japanese actor. Born in Tokyo, Japan, he is known by the stage name 上原謙. Uehara's known credits include 151 titles. He was male and acted in various films. His birthday is October 7, 1909, and he passed away on November 23, 1991, at the age of 82.
Ken Uehara by the numbers
149credits
148films
1TV series
1935–1990active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Repast (1951) as Hatsunosuke Okamoto — aged about 41
- Untamed Woman (1957) as Tsuru, the first husband — aged about 47
- Sound of the Mountain (1954) as Otto, Shuuichi — aged about 44
- Late Chrysanthemums (1954) as Tabe — aged about 44
- Wife (1953) as Toichi, Mihoko's husband — aged about 43
- Chûshingura (1962) — aged about 52
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