Misa Uehara

Misa Uehara was born on Mar 26, 1937 in Japan. Misa Uehara's big-screen debut came with The Hidden Fortress directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1958. Misa Uehara is known for The Hidden Fortress directed by Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune stars as General Rokurota Makabe and Minoru Chiaki as Tahei. The upcoming new movie Misa Uehara plays is The Three Treasures which will be released on Dec 20, 1960.

The very brief acting career of Misa Uehara might've never been were it not for the stubbornness of the man who directed her in her screen debut. When it came time to cast the role of Princess Yukihime for Akira Kurosawa's samurai adventure picture The Hidden Fortress (1958), hundreds of women-trained professionals and young starlets alike-auditioned, and were consistently rejected. Kurosawa, ever loyal to his vision, wasn't seeking an experienced talent or a bombshell with marquee value; and in the end, he put out a nationwide call, alerting all Toho employees to keep their eyes peeled for "a girl with a fresh and princess-like dignity" who had "the intensity of a samurai's daughter."