Acting
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.
Titles
Ran
1985
Big Money
2002
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988
Dragonfly
1988
The Crazy Family
1984
Me and Me
1962
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
Atarashii Kaze
2004
松田聖子のはじめての情事
1983
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
Yes! Yes! 3 Young Girls
1963
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1986
Maiko Haaaan!!!
2007
Tattoo
1982
Assassin's Road
1982
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1967
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1965
Youth Season
1962
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
The Sandal Keeper
1964
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
1964
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
1970
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
愛しのチィパッパ
1986
The Man from Planet Alpha
1966
The Crazy Adventure
1965
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
I Go to Tokyo
1985
The Craziest Operation
1966
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
1971
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
1964
Las Vegas Free-For-All
1967
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962