Hitoshi Ueki
Actor
December 25, 1926 — March 27, 2007 (80 years)
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
| 2007 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2002 | Big Money! · as Taihei Kozuka |
| 2000 | Driving School Story · as The Principal |
| 1995 | Goodbye for Tomorrow · as Yaichiro Kanazawa |
| 1988 | Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You · as Kamikihara |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | Ran · as Nobuhiro FujimakiOn Plex |
| 1984 | The Crazy Family · as Yasukune Kobayashi |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | Tattoo · as President Of Electric Shop |
| 1982 | |
| 1978 | Tono Eijirô no Mito Kômon · as Cast |
| 1977 | Seishi Yokomizo · as Cast |
| 1974 | Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman · as KobuichiOn Plex |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | Nippon ichi no danzetsu otoko · as Ichiro Nihon |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | Kureji no buchamukure daihakken · as Hiroshi Uemura |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Mexican Free-for-All · as Susumu Sakemori |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Las Vegas Free-for-All · as Shinran Machida |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | The Boss of Pick-pocket Bay · as Sangoro |
| 1965 | Crazy Adventure · as Tadato Uematsu |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | The Sandal Keeper · as Hitoshi Hajime |
| 1964 | You Can Succeed, Too · as A Salaryman (uncredited) |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Nippon ichi no iro otoko · as Hikari |
| 1963 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Nippon musekinin jidai · as Hitoshi Taira |