Misa Uehara (上原美佐, Uehara Misa) (birth name Misako Uehara; 26 March 1937 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan – 2003) appeared in a few Japanese films from the late 1950s, most notably starring as Princess Yuki in Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. Following a brief career, she left acting.

Misa Uehara
上原 美佐
Uehara in 1957
Born
上原 美佐子
(Misako Uehara)

(1937-03-26)March 26, 1937
Died2003 (aged 65–66)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActress
Years active1958–60

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1958 The Hidden Fortress Princess Yuki
1959 Daigaku no nijuhachin
1959 Sengoku gunto-den Princess Koyuki
1959 Aruhi watashi wa Yuriko Shiroyama
1959 Dokuritsu gurentai Bandit Chieftain's Sister
1959 The Birth of Japan Princess Kushinada
1960 Gendai Salaryman - Ren'ai bushidô Setsuko Sonoyama
1960 Storm Over the Pacific Keiko
1960 Daigaku no sanzokutachi Oshime
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