Actor
Hitoshi Ueki
December 25, 1926 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Hiroshi Inuzuka
6 titles together
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You, Irresponsible Rascal of Japan, Irresponsible Age of Japan
Kei Tani
5 titles together
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You, Irresponsible Rascal of Japan, Irresponsible Age of Japan
Senri Sakurai
5 titles together
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You, Irresponsible Rascal of Japan, Irresponsible Age of Japan
Hajime Hana
4 titles together
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You, Irresponsible Rascal of Japan, Irresponsible Age of Japan
Shin Yasuda
4 titles together
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You, Irresponsible Rascal of Japan, Irresponsible Age of Japan
Ētarō Ishibashi
3 titles together
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You, Irresponsible Rascal of Japan, Irresponsible Age of Japan
Full filmography · 71
Maiko Haaaan!!!
cast
2007
An Autumn Afternoon
as Seitaro Sakuma
2003
Goodbye for Tomorrow
as Yaichiro Kanazawa
1995
Roar of the Crowd
cast
1990
Ningen no sabaku
cast
1990
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
as Kamikihara
1988
Guys Who Never Learn
cast
1987
In Love With Him
as Grandfather
1987
Whisper of the Spirits
cast
1987
愛しのチィパッパ
as 中原修三
1986
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
cast
1986
Congratulatory Speech
as Ichiro Harada
1985