Acting
Hitoshi Ueki
JA cinema · 68 credits
Born
25 December 1926
Died
27 March 2007 (aged 80)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
An Autumn Afternoon
as Seitaro Sakuma
Goodbye for Tomorrow
as Yaichiro Kanazawa
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
as Kamikihara
In Love With Him
as Grandfather
愛しのチィパッパ
as 中原修三
Ran
as Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Congratulatory Speech
as Ichiro Harada
The Crazy Family
as Yasukune Kobayashi
Tattoo
as President of electric shop
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
as Nippon Ichi
I'll Be Deceived
as Ryotaru Iga
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
as Japan Hyosuke
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Ichiro Nihon
Crazy Big Discovery
as Hiroshi Uemura
Mexican Free-for-All
as Susumu Sakemori
Las Vegas Free-For-All
as Shinran Machida
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
as Sangoro
The Crazy Adventure
as Tadato Uematsu
You Can Succeed, Too
as A salaryman (uncredited)
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
as Hitoshi Hajime
Youth Season Continued
as Barber Customer
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
as Hikari
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Hitoshi Noguchi (Playboy)
Irresponsible Age of Japan
as Hitoshi Taira
