Person Details

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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
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Ran

(1985) Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Big Money
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Big Money

(2002) Taihei Kozuka
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
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6
The Sandal Keeper
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The Sandal Keeper

(1964) Hitoshi Hajime
The Crazy Adventure
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The Crazy Adventure

(1965) Uematsu
In Love With Him
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In Love With Him

(1987) Grandfather
Goodbye for Tomorrow
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Goodbye for Tomorrow

(1995) Yaichiro Kanazawa
Tattoo
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5

Tattoo

(1982) President of electric shop

Acting

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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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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Year Character Movie/Tv

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