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.
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Movies (67)
Ran
Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Yaichiro Kanazawa
Tattoo
President of electric shop
Las Vegas Free-For-All
Shinran Machida
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Kamikihara
The Crazy Family
Yasukune Kobayashi
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Hikari
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Hitoshi Hajime
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963
Assassin's Road
1982
Yes! Yes! 3 Young Girls
1963
Congratulatory Speech
Ichiro Harada
Irresponsible Age of Japan
Hitoshi Taira
Maiko Haaaan!!!
2007
Roar of the Crowd
1990
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
Nippon Ichi
The Man from Planet Alpha
1966
The Craziest Operation
1966
The Crazy Adventure
Tadato Uematsu
The Sandal Keeper
1964
An Autumn Afternoon
Seitaro Sakuma
Ningen no sabaku
1990
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
Sangoro
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
Youth Season
1962
Completely... With That Air!
1981
You Can Succeed, Too
A salaryman (uncredited)
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Ichiro Nihon
Mexican Free-for-All
Susumu Sakemori
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
Guys Who Never Learn
1987
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
I Go to Tokyo
1985
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
1962
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1965
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
1964
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1967
Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1986
Crazy Big Discovery
Hiroshi Uemura
I'll Be Deceived
Ryotaru Iga
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
Monsieur Zivaco
1967
The Troubles of Wimpy Women Soldiers
1961
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
1970
Devices Stronger Than Women
Hitoshi Noguchi (Playboy)
Whisper of the Spirits
1987
Me and Me
1962
Youth Season Continued
Barber Customer
愛しのチィパッパ
中原修三
本日ただいま誕生
1979
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
Karate Cop 4
1985
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
Japan Hyosuke
The Long Way 'Round
1980
In Love With Him
Grandfather
Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
1966
Oddball Nippon
1983
