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Ken Uehara

Actor

Ken Uehara

Born October 7, 1909 in Tokyo, JapanDied November 23, 1991154 films

Ken Uehara (上原謙, Uehara Ken, 7 November 1909 – 23 November 1991) was a Japanese actor who appeared in approximately 200 films between 1935 and 1990.

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Sound of the Mountain posterFirst watchSound of the Mountain19547.4as Otto, ShuuichiAn ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.View film

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Mothra poster7.2Mothra1961Atragon poster6.6Atragon1963

Filmography

154 films as actor
  1. 1990Flower Season
  2. 1987ActressKen Uehara
  3. 1983The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeMasaharu Fukamachi
  4. 1982Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
  5. 1966Young Girls Are EverywhereHaruki Eda
  6. 1966Night in Bangkok
  7. 1965Campus A Go-GoMichiko Matsubara's father
  8. 1963AtragonAdmiral Kosumi
  9. 1963Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
  10. 1963Young Guy in Hawaii上田
  11. 1963Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong KongOkamoto's father
  12. 1963A Salaryman's Reckless Family
  13. 1962Chûshingura
  14. 1962College Champ
  15. 1962Pig and Goldfish
  16. 1962Operation Sewer RatsSeki
  17. 1962Whirlpool of Love
  18. 1962GorathDr. Kôno
  19. 1962Long Way to Okinawa
  20. 1962Pride of the CampusKingoro Shimagawa
  21. 1961The Last WarMinister of Foreign Affairs
  22. 1961Blood on the Sea
  23. 1961MothraDr. Harada
  24. 1961Sir Galahad in CampusMr. Nomura
  25. 1961A Night in Hong KongRyuzo Kimura
  26. 1961Nocturne of a Woman
  27. 1960Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way
  28. 1960University Bandits
  29. 1960Daughters, Wives and a MotherSokei Gojo
  30. 1960The Storm of the Pacific
  31. 1960Three Dolls and Three Guys
  32. 1959The Terrible GameDr. Yabuki
  33. 1959Tokyo Omnibus
  34. 1959Young LoversDoi
  35. 1959Someday I'll KnowYusaku Kaneko
  36. 1959Three Dolls in GinzaSahei Nagashima
  37. 1959Vagabond Employee: RevengeShirō Sumida
  38. 1959Vagabond Employee: OutcryShirō Sumida
  39. 1958Musume no boken
  40. 1958Bright Young MaidensKoutaro Nomura, Tomoko's Father
  41. 1958The College HeroKentaro Taki
  42. 1958Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringSentarō Kuwabara
  43. 1958All About MarriageSaburo Kakiuchi
  44. 1958Holiday in Tokyo
  45. 1958The Precipice
  46. 1957Demon King of Yoja ManorInspector Uemura
  47. 1957Chikaiteshi
  48. 1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Shuji Aso
  49. 1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
  50. 1957Untamed WomanTsuru, the first husband
  51. 1956The Mandarin RoomEchigo
  52. 1956New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune
  53. 1956Sound in the MistKazuhiko Onuma
  54. 1956Love on Rainbow IslandFather Takeuchi
  55. 1956UndercurrentYukio Takemura
  56. 1956The Lady Was Pawn
  57. 1956Three Youngmen and a Dream GirlCompany President
  58. 1956The President Talks Bank
  59. 1956A Rainbow at Every Turn
  60. 1956Beyond The StarsNoriyasu Shichijō
  61. 1956The Buried Treasure
  62. 1956The President's Boss
  63. 1955We Never Let You Go
  64. 1955The First KissYuzo Kaneda
  65. 1955Nonki saiban
  66. 1955Fantasy of Youth
  67. 1955Tomorrow's HappinessHisatoshi Matsuzaki
  68. 1955A Woman's LifeKujō, Nobuko's husband
  69. 195412 Chapters About WomenKurumada Tatsuo
  70. 1954Mother's First Love
  71. 1954Late ChrysanthemumsTabe
  72. 1954Autumn InterludeHospital director
  73. 1954Hana to hatō
  74. 1954Sound of the MountainOtto, Shuuichi
  75. 1953Made in JapanAkio Kanasugi
  76. 1953White FishKoyama
  77. 1953Moth Lamp
  78. 1953A Japanese TragedyMasayuki Akazawa
  79. 1953WifeToichi, Mihoko's husband
  80. 1953Where Chimneys Are SeenRyukichi Ogata
  81. 1953Husband and WifeIsaku Nakahara
  82. 1953Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki
  83. 1953Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki
  84. 1952Oka wa hanazakari
  85. 1952Muntinlupa no yo wa fuketeMichio Kawai
  86. 1952Dimple of TokyoBuntaro Kinokuniya
  87. 1952A Ripple in a Morning
  88. 1952Farewell to SpringMinotu Fujisaki
  89. 1951Wedding MarchManaging Director Nakahara
  90. 1951RepastHatsunosuke Okamoto
  91. 1951Tsuki yori no hahaMasao
  92. 1951The Singing Baseball Kid
  93. 1951Nanatsu no seiza
  94. 1951The Man Without a NationalityTohari
  95. 1951ElegyNaohiko Watari
  96. 1951Nightshade Flower
  97. 1950ShojohouKiichiro
  98. 1950Portrait of Madame YukiMasaya Kikunaka
  99. 1950The Munekata SistersHiroshi Tashiro
  100. 1950When We Came Back
  101. 1950A Female Doctor's Examination RoomDr. Kawamura
  102. 1949Aizenso
  103. 1949Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2Tamiya Iemon
  104. 1949Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1Tamiya Iemon
  105. 1949Ningen moyoKinuhiko Daiwa
  106. 1949Bibō no kaoyaku
  107. 1949Hills of a Foreign CountryKiyoshi
  108. 1949Kekkon SanjûshiTokihiko Aida
  109. 1949Messenger from the Moon
  110. 1948The Virgin Who Embraced the RainbowKotaro Hidaka
  111. 1948365 Nights: TokyoKoroku Kawakita
  112. 1948365 NightsKawakita Koroku
  113. 1948Sanmenkyō no kyōfu
  114. 1948A Flower BloomsSaburo Seki
  115. 1948Golden Devil Part 2
  116. 1948Golden Devil
  117. 1947Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
  118. 1947First Love Story
  119. 1947MarriageTsumoru Sugawara
  120. 1947Odoriko monogatari