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.
Filmography (56 movies)
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Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
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8.0
Irresponsible Age of Japan
1962
as Hitoshi Taira
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The Crazy Family
1984
as Yasukune Kobayashi
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6.0
I Go to Tokyo
1985
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6.0
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1986
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The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
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5.7
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988
as Kamikihara
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
as Yaichiro Kanazawa
Karate Cop 4
1985
Guys Who Never Learn
1987
Completely... With That Air!
1981
The Long Way 'Round
1980
The Crazy Adventure
1965
as Uematsu
Roar of the Crowd
1990
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
as Hikari
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1966
as Sangoro
Monsieur Zivaco
1967
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Mexican Free-for-All
1968
Congratulatory Speech
1985
as Ichiro Harada
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
1964
as Hitoshi Hajime
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1965
Me and Me
1962
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Ichiro Nihon
In Love With Him
1987
as Grandfather
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
Assassin's Road
1982
Ningen no sabaku
1990
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda