Hitoshi Ueki

Acting Dec 25, 1926 Mar 27, 2007 (aged 81) 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.

71 Acting Credits

Hitoshi Ueki

Acting

Ran

The Crazy Family

Maiko Haaaan!!!

Tattoo

Big Joys, Small Sorrows

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

You Can Succeed, Too

Irresponsible Rascal of Japan

Irresponsible Age of Japan

The Woman Who Touched Legs

Big Money

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong

Japan's No. 1 Traitor

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

Youth Season

Roar of the Crowd

愛しのチィパッパ

Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan

The Sandal Keeper

The Man from Planet Alpha

The Craziest Operation