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Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Japanese actor

Ken Uehara (上原謙, Uehara Ken, 7 November 1909 – 23 November 1991)[1] was a Japanese actor who appeared in approximately 200 films between 1935 and 1990.[2]

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A graduate of Rikkyo University, Uehara joined the Shochiku film studio in 1935.[1] After the war, he became a freelance actor, before signing with the Toho film studio.[1] 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.[3] He is the father of singer and actor Yūzō Kayama.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. [1]
    "上原謙". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    "上原謙". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. [3]
    "毎日映画コンクール 第8回（1953年）". Mainichi (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. [4]
    "上原謙". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.


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