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.
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
(Ichiro Nihon)
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ
女難コースを突破せよ
The Crazy Family
(Yasukune Kobayashi)
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
In Love With Him
(Grandfather)
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
Japan for Sale
Nippon Irresponsible Guy
Whisper of the Spirits
Yume de aimasho
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
(Kamikihara)
Wakai kisetsu
Roar of the Crowd
Tattoo
(President of electric shop)
Ran
(Nobuhiro Fujimaki)
愛しのチィパッパ
(中原修三)
Assassin's Road
Ningen no sabaku
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Hana no Oedo no Musekinin
ホラ吹き太閤記
クレージーだよ 奇想天外
クレージー大作戦
クレージーの殴り込み清水港
You Can Succeed, Too
(A salaryman (uncredited))
Happy Go-Lucky
(Hitoshi Taira)
The Woman Who Touched Legs
Guys Who Never Learn
Completely... With That Air!
The Long Way 'Round
Las Vegas Free-For-All
(Shinran Machida)
The Crazy Adventure
(Uematsu)
I Go to Tokyo
The Best Playboy In Japan
(Hikari)
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
Monsieur Zivaco
Karate Cop 4
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
(Sangoro)
Crazy Big Explosion
Mexican Free-for-All
Congratulatory Speech
(Ichiro Harada)
Goodbye for Tomorrow
(Yaichiro Kanazawa)
The Sandal Keeper
(Hitoshi Hajime)
Crazy Operation
Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
Me and Me
松田聖子のはじめての情事
Atarashii Kaze
Big Money
(Taihei Kozuka)
Dragonfly
(Matsujiro Kawai)