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Aliases: 植木等
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Aichi, Japan
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Movie Involvements: 9
TV Involvements: 1
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 FujimakiBig Money
(2002) Taihei KozukaKaisha monogatari: Memories of You
(1988) KamikiharaThe Sandal Keeper
(1964) Hitoshi HajimeThe Crazy Adventure
(1965) UematsuIn Love With Him
(1987) GrandfatherGoodbye for Tomorrow
(1995) Yaichiro KanazawaTattoo
(1982) President of electric shopActing
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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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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 | |
1970 | N/A | |
1969 | Ichiro Nihon | |
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1968 | N/A | |
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1967 | N/A | |
Shinran Machida | ||
1966 | N/A | |
Sangoro | ||
1965 | Uematsu | |
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1964 | N/A | |
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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 | |
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