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