Hitoshi Ueki
Acting
Born: December 25, 1926 · Aichi, Japan
Died: March 27, 2007 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
Biography
Hitoshi Ueki (植木 等, Ueki Hitoshi, December 25, 1926 – March 27, 2007) was a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist. He won six awards for acting. His film credits stretch from 1960 to 1995. Ueki came to fame through the comic jazz-band The Crazy Cats led by Hajime Hana. His major appearances were in the Musekinin Otoko film series, the comedy variety show Shabondama Holiday, the prime-time television series The Hangman, and the ten 2-hour television shows in the Nagoya Yomeiri Monogatari franchise. He appeared in the Akira Kurosawa epic jidaigeki film Ran, and received a nomination for the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Known for
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Movies (67)
Ran
Nobuhiro Fujimaki
The Crazy Family
Yasukune Kobayashi
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Kamikihara
Tattoo
President of electric shop
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Ichiro Nihon
Yes! Yes! 3 Young Girls
1963
Maiko Haaaan!!!
2007
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
Youth Season Continued
Barber Customer
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
Me and Me
1962
Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
1966
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Yaichiro Kanazawa
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1986
Assassin's Road
1982
Irresponsible Age of Japan
Hitoshi Taira
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Hikari
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
The Sandal Keeper
1964
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
Monsieur Zivaco
1967
Roar of the Crowd
1990
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
The Long Way 'Round
1980
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Hitoshi Hajime
Youth Season
1962
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
Japan Hyosuke
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1965
Crazy Big Discovery
Hiroshi Uemura
Mexican Free-for-All
Susumu Sakemori
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963
愛しのチィパッパ
中原修三
Las Vegas Free-For-All
Shinran Machida
I'll Be Deceived
Ryotaru Iga
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
1970
I Go to Tokyo
1985
Completely... With That Air!
1981
Devices Stronger Than Women
Hitoshi Noguchi (Playboy)
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
Sangoro
The Man from Planet Alpha
1966
The Craziest Operation
1966
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
1964
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
Nippon Ichi
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1967
The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
1962
An Autumn Afternoon
Seitaro Sakuma
Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
1962
In Love With Him
Grandfather
腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
Guys Who Never Learn
1987
You Can Succeed, Too
A salaryman (uncredited)
Oddball Nippon
1983
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
The Crazy Adventure
Tadato Uematsu
Congratulatory Speech
Ichiro Harada
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Ningen no sabaku
1990
Karate Cop 4
1985
Whisper of the Spirits
1987
本日ただいま誕生
1979
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
