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Hitoshi Ueki

Hitoshi Ueki

Actor · Born 1926-12-25 · Aichi, Japan

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Ran (1985) — Nobuhiro Fujimaki
  2. The Crazy Family (1984) — Yasukune Kobayashi
  3. Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007)
  4. Tattoo (1982) — President of electric shop
  5. Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)
  6. Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988) — Kamikihara
  7. You Can Succeed, Too (1964) — A salaryman (uncredited)
  8. Irresponsible Rascal of Japan (1962)
  9. Irresponsible Age of Japan (1962) — Hitoshi Taira
  10. The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960)
  11. Big Money (2002) — Taihei Kozuka
  12. Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man (1969) — Ichiro Nihon
  13. Ika naru hoshi no moto ni (1962)
  14. Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama (1962)
  15. Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong (1963)
  16. Japan's No. 1 Traitor (1968)
  17. Let's Meet in Our Dreams (1962)
  18. Youth Season (1962)
  19. Roar of the Crowd (1990)
  20. 愛しのチィパッパ (1986) — 中原修三
  21. Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan (1964)
  22. The Sandal Keeper (1964)
  23. The Man from Planet Alpha (1966)
  24. The Craziest Operation (1966)
  25. Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor (1970)
  26. Guys Who Never Learn (1987)
  27. Completely... With That Air! (1981)
  28. Las Vegas Free-For-All (1967) — Shinran Machida
  29. The Crazy Adventure (1965) — Tadato Uematsu
  30. I Go to Tokyo (1985)
  31. Japan's No. 1 Playboy (1963) — Hikari
  32. Monsieur Zivaco (1967)
  33. The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay (1966) — Sangoro
  34. Crazy Big Explosion (1969)
  35. Mexican Free-for-All (1968) — Susumu Sakemori
  36. Congratulatory Speech (1985) — Ichiro Harada
  37. Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995) — Yaichiro Kanazawa
  38. Japan's No. 1 Braggart (1964) — Hitoshi Hajime
  39. Crazy Operation: First Move (1963)
  40. Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility (1963)