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.
Ran
as Nobuhiro FujimakiWith Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular...
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The Crazy Family
as Yasukune KobayashiThe Kobayashi family finally are able to move out of their tiny, cramped Tokyo apartment to the...
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I Go to Tokyo
as uncreditedA young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the...
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Tattoo
as President of electric shopAn ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young,...
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Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
as uncreditedThe salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job...
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Happy Go-Lucky
as Hitoshi TairaAn irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
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Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
as KamikiharaA hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all...
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The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
as SangoroSangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send...
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The Best Playboy In Japan
as HikariThe music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school,...
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You Can Succeed, Too
as A salaryman (uncredited)A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
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Guys Who Never Learn
as uncreditedComedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.
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Monsieur Zivaco
as uncreditedInternational thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles...
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Goodbye for Tomorrow
as Yaichiro KanazawaPeople from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3...
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Mexican Free-for-All
as uncreditedA Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.
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Hana no Oedo no Musekinin
as uncreditedA comedy directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, based on an original idea by Koji Toita, co-written by...
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Assassin's Road
as uncreditedToma (Go Kato) is a son of a doctor in Takane, Yoshitomo Monzen. He was ordered by the sick...
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Roar of the Crowd
as uncreditedBased on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari...
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The Woman Who Touched Legs
as uncreditedDetective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she...
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Crazy Big Explosion
as uncreditedA Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.
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Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie
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Completely... With That Air!
as uncreditedThis film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
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Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Ichiro NihonMaruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an...
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Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
as uncreditedComedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese...
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In Love With Him
as GrandfatherIt depicts a young man who challenges a 2600km traverse of Japan from Hidaka in Hokkaido to...
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Las Vegas Free-For-All
as Shinran MachidaThe Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures...
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Me and Me
as uncreditedToho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats....
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Japan for Sale
as uncreditedThe sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
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Nippon Irresponsible Guy
as uncreditedSequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".
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Big Joys, Small Sorrows
as uncreditedA lighthouse keeper and his family follow work from town to town, each time making new friends...
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Dragonfly
as Matsujiro KawaiEiji Ogawa, a young leader of the Hattagumi yakuza, left the prison after two years sentence....
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Big Money
as Taihei Kozuka"Big Money!" is a human drama with a suspense twist about a young man who learns the tricks of...
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