Hitoshi Ueki
Actor
Born December 25, 1926 in Aichi, Japan
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
Maiko Haaaan!!!
Atarashii Kaze
An Autumn Afternoon
Seitaro Sakuma
Big Money
Taihei Kozuka
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Yaichiro Kanazawa
Roar of the Crowd
Ningen no sabaku
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Kamikihara
Dragonfly
Matsujiro Kawai
Guys Who Never Learn
In Love With Him
Grandfather
Whisper of the Spirits
愛しのチィパッパ
中原修三
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
Congratulatory Speech
Ichiro Harada
Karate Cop 4
I Go to Tokyo
Ran
Nobuhiro Fujimaki
The Crazy Family
Yasukune Kobayashi
松田聖子のはじめての情事
Oddball Nippon
Tattoo
President of electric shop
Assassin's Road
Completely... With That Air!
The Long Way 'Round
本日ただいま誕生
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
Nippon Ichi
I'll Be Deceived
Ryotaru Iga
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
Japan Hyosuke
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Ichiro Nihon
Crazy Big Explosion
Crazy Big Discovery
Hiroshi Uemura
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
Mexican Free-for-All
Susumu Sakemori
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
Monsieur Zivaco
Las Vegas Free-For-All
Shinran Machida
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
The Craziest Operation
The Man from Planet Alpha
Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
Sangoro
The Crazy Adventure
Tadato Uematsu
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
The Sandal Keeper
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Hitoshi Hajime
You Can Succeed, Too
A salaryman (uncredited)
Youth Season Continued
Barber Customer
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Hikari
Crazy Operation: First Move
Devices Stronger Than Women
Hitoshi Noguchi (Playboy)
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
Youth Season
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
Me and Me
Irresponsible Age of Japan
Hitoshi Taira
The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
腰抜け女兵騒動
The Woman Who Touched Legs