Hitoshi Ueki
Age: 80 | From: Aichi, Japan
Person Details
Birthday: 1926-12-25 04:44:58
Death: 2007-03-27 04:44:58
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Aichi, Japan
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 9
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Ran
(1985) Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Tattoo
(1982) President of electric shop
Big Money
(2002) Taihei Kozuka
Dragonfly
(1988) Matsujiro Kawai
Goodbye for Tomorrow
(1995) Yaichiro Kanazawa
The Best Playboy In Japan
(1963) Hikari
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
(1966) Sangoro
The Crazy Adventure
(1965) UematsuActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N/A | |
| 2002 | Taihei Kozuka | |
| 1995 | Yaichiro Kanazawa | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
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| 1988 | Kamikihara | |
| Matsujiro Kawai | ||
| 1987 | N/A | |
| Grandfather | ||
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| 1986 | N/A | |
| 1985 | Ichiro Harada | |
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| Nobuhiro Fujimaki | ||
| 1984 | Yasukune Kobayashi | |
| 1983 | N/A | |
| 1982 | President of electric shop | |
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| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| 1973 | N/A | |
| 1969 | Ichiro Nihon | |
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| 1968 | N/A | |
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| 1967 | N/A | |
| Shinran Machida | ||
| 1966 | Sangoro | |
| 1965 | Uematsu | |
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | Hitoshi Hajime | |
| A salaryman (uncredited) | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
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| Hikari | ||
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| 1962 | N/A | |
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| Hitoshi Taira | ||
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| 1960 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
