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Ken Uehara
Ken Uehara
Born	7 November 1909; Tokyo, Japan
Died	23 November 1991 (aged 82); Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Kiyoaki Ikehata
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1935-1990
Spouses	Yōko Kozakura; Masami Obayashi;

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]

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 edit

Mr. Thank You (1936)
What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)
A Brother and His Younger Sister (1939)
The Munekata Sisters (1950)
Repast (1951)
Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
Husband and Wife (1953)
Sound of the Mountain (1954)
Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
Untamed (1957)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart (1957)
A Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
Mothra (1961)
Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962)
Gorath (1962)
Atragon (1963)
Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977, TV)
Edo no Kaze (1980, TV)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)
Film Actress (1987), as himself
Choujinki Metalder (1987, TV)

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "上原謙". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "上原謙". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "毎日映画コンクール第8回（1953年）". Mainichi (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "上原謙". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.

External links edit

Ken Uehara at IMDb

[Kotobank-1] "上原謙". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[jmdb-2] "上原謙". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[3] "毎日映画コンクール第8回（1953年）". Mainichi (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[nhk-4] "上原謙". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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Ken Uehara

Born	(1909-11-07)7 November 1909 Tokyo, Japan
Died	23 November 1991(1991-11-23) (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Kiyoaki Ikehata
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1935-1990
Spouses	Yōko Kozakura Masami Obayashi

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Selected filmography edit

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