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Misa Uehara

Acting Born Mar 26, 1937 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan 11 credits

Biography

Misa Uehara (上原美佐 Uehara Misa) (birth name Misako Uehara, born 26 March 1937 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan; died 2003) 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.

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Known for

Film

The Hidden Fortress

as Princess Yuki
Film

The Three Treasures

as Princess Kushinada
Film

The Storm of the Pacific

as Keiko

Full filmography

  • The Hidden Fortress (1958) as Princess Yuki
  • Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella (1974) as 矢車のお千
  • The Three Treasures (1959) as Princess Kushinada
  • The Storm of the Pacific (1960) as Keiko
  • Desperado Outpost (1959) as Bandit Chieftain's Sister
  • Saga of the Vagabonds (1959) as Princess Koyuki
  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' (2002) as Self
  • Someday I'll Know (1959) as Yuriko Shiroyama
  • University Bandits (1960)
  • The College Ruggers (1959) as Setsuko Tada
  • Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance (1960) as Sonoda Setsuko