Acting
Ken Uehara
- Titles
- 86movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1935 to 1985, with a break from 1967 to 1984, busiest in 1953 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 48top three billing
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Mr. Thank You78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.7
- Melancholy7.0average 4.7
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.5average 4.8
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.4
- Crime1.1, average 3.7
- Adrenaline3.2, average 4.9
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Post-War Japan 7
- Classic Japanese Cinema 5
- Melancholy Atmosphere 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Melancholy 3
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Character Study 2
- Classic Cinema 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Family Relationships 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kinuyo TanakaActorYotsuya Ghost Story Part 1, Where Chimneys Are Seen, The Munekata Sisters, Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2, Army, +4 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerThe Munekata Sisters, Untamed Woman, Husband and Wife, Wife, Late Chrysanthemums, +4 more
Hideko TakamineActorWhere Chimneys Are Seen, The Munekata Sisters, Untamed Woman, Dimple of Tokyo, The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow, +3 more
Haruo TanakaActorWhere Chimneys Are Seen, Dimple of Tokyo, Hills of a Foreign Country, Tsuki yori no haha, The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow, +2 more
Eijirō TōnoActorUntamed Woman, Jubilation Street, Army, Port of Flowers, Love on Rainbow Island, +2 more
Reikichi KawamuraActorMr. Thank You, Air Raid of the Enemy Plane, Okayo's Preparedness, Notes of an Itinerant Performer, 365 Nights, +2 more
Sanae TakasugiActorA Japanese Tragedy, The Munekata Sisters, Wife, Autumn Interlude, Wedding March, +2 more
Hiroshi KoizumiActorMothra, Atragon, Late Chrysanthemums, 12 Chapters About Women, Tomorrow's Happiness, +2 more
Toshiro IdeWriterRepast, Vagabond Employee: Outcry, Husband and Wife, Wife, Vagabond Employee: Revenge, +2 more
Kon IchikawaDirector12 Chapters About Women, Ningen moyo, Wedding March, 365 Nights: Tokyo, The Man Without a Nationality, +2 more
Keisuke KinoshitaDirectorYotsuya Ghost Story Part 1, A Japanese Tragedy, Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2, Jubilation Street, Army, +2 more
Jōji OharaCinematographerPortrait of Madame Yuki, The Munekata Sisters, Dimple of Tokyo, Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete, The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
871980s
3 titles · average score 66
as Ken Uehara
TV show · as 祖父・亀造
as Masaharu Fukamachi
1960s
13 titles · average score 62
as Haruki Eda
as Michiko Matsubara's father
as Admiral Kosumi
as Dr. Kôno
as Seki
as Kingoro Shimagawa
as Dr. Harada
as Minister of Foreign Affairs
as Mr. Nomura
as Ryuzo Kimura
as Sokei Gojo
1950s
44 titles · average score 72
as Saburo Kakiuchi
as Tsuru, the first husband
as Yukio Takemura
as Kazuhiko Onuma
as Otto, Shuuichi
as Ryukichi Ogata
as Toichi, Mihoko's husband
as Isaku Nakahara
as Masayuki Akazawa
as Hatsunosuke Okamoto
as Masaya Kikunaka
as Hiroshi Tashiro
1940s
18 titles · average score 65
as Tamiya Iemon
as Kinuhiko Daiwa
as Tamiya Iemon
as Kawakita Koroku
as Koroku Kawakita
as Tsumoru Sugawara
as 舟田（楽団リーダー）
as Shingo Furukawa
as Nishina
as Suga
as Tomekichi
as Shôtarô Hiramatsu
1930s
9 titles · average score 72
as Michio Arita
as Shunsaku
as Kozo Tsumura
as Ichiro Tsuji
as Ken Taniyama
as Shichirō Yamagami
as Movie Star
as Mr. Thank You
