Hitoshi Ueki
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(64 total)
Ran
as Nobuhiro Fujimaki
The Crazy Family
as Yasukune Kobayashi
Tattoo
as President of electric shop
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
as Kamikihara
You Can Succeed, Too
as A salaryman (uncredited)
Irresponsible Age of Japan
as Hitoshi Taira
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Ichiro Nihon
In Love With Him
as Grandfather
TV Shows
(4 total)
Big Money
as Taihei Kozuka
Dragonfly
as Matsujiro Kawai
