Ken Uehara

was a Japanese actor who appeared in approximately 200 films between 1935 and 1990.

A graduate of Rikkyo University, Uehara joined the Shochiku film studio in 1935. He is the father of singer and actor Yūzō Kayama, and the grandfather of actress Emi Ikehata.

Selected filmography

Mr. Thank You (1936) What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) A Brother and His Younger Sister (1939) The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi (1940) 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)