Hitoshi Ueki
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1926-12-25
- Died
- 2007-03-27
- Place of birth
- Aichi, Japan
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (67)
Ran
1985
as Nobuhiro Fujimaki
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1986
Me and Me
1962
The Crazy Family
1984
as Yasukune Kobayashi
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Ichiro Nihon
Youth Season Continued
1964
as Barber Customer
Oddball Nippon
1983
本日ただいま誕生
1979
An Autumn Afternoon
2003
as Seitaro Sakuma
Crazy Big Discovery
1969
as Hiroshi Uemura
I'll Be Deceived
1971
as Ryotaru Iga
Maiko Haaaan!!!
2007
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988
as Kamikihara
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
as Yaichiro Kanazawa
Congratulatory Speech
1985
as Ichiro Harada
Tattoo
1982
as President of electric shop
Karate Cop 4
1985
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967
Las Vegas Free-For-All
1967
as Shinran Machida
Youth Season
1962
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
1970
as Japan Hyosuke
You Can Succeed, Too
1964
as A salaryman (uncredited)
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
1964
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Completely... With That Air!
1981
The Sandal Keeper
1964
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
1970
I Go to Tokyo
1985
The Man from Planet Alpha
1966
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
1966
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
1971
as Nippon Ichi
Roar of the Crowd
1990
愛しのチィパッパ
1986
as 中原修三
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1967
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1966
as Sangoro
The Long Way 'Round
1980
Irresponsible Age of Japan
1962
as Hitoshi Taira
The Craziest Operation
1966
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
1964
as Hitoshi Hajime
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
Mexican Free-for-All
1968
as Susumu Sakemori
腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
Assassin's Road
1982
Whisper of the Spirits
1987
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
as Hikari
Guys Who Never Learn
1987
The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
1962
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
Ningen no sabaku
1990
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
as Hitoshi Noguchi (Playboy)
Monsieur Zivaco
1967
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1965
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961
Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
1962
The Crazy Adventure
1965
as Tadato Uematsu
In Love With Him
1987
as Grandfather
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
About Hitoshi Ueki
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 ep… With 71 credits spanning from 1960 to 2007, Hitoshi Ueki has appeared in 67 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Ran (1985) — as Nobuhiro Fujimaki
- The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960)
- Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)
- Me and Me (1962)
- The Crazy Family (1984) — as Yasukune Kobayashi
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