Hitoshi Ueki

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Dec 25, 1926 (98 years old)
Death date
Mar 27, 2007

Hitoshi Ueki

Known For

Big Money
TV Show 2002

Big Money

"Big Money!" is a human drama with a suspense twist about a young man who learns the tricks of the trade about stock exchange from a well-experienced investor. The backdrop of this story is the elaborate world of banking and the stock market.

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1h 39m
Movie 1988

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

A hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all directions, joins a jazz band and reignites his youthful passion for the music, giving him a chance to set things right in his life.

Dragonfly
TV Show 1988

Dragonfly

Eiji Ogawa, a young leader of the Hattagumi yakuza, left the prison after two years sentence. However, it was only Tsunekichi Mito, the younger brother, who came to meet him.

Guys Who Never Learn
1h 31m
Movie 1987

Guys Who Never Learn

Comedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.

In Love With Him
1h 49m
Movie 1987

In Love With Him

It depicts a young man who challenges a 2600km traverse of Japan from Hidaka in Hokkaido to Kagoshima in Kyushu with Hokkaido horses.

Whisper of the Spirits
1h 30m
Movie 1987

Whisper of the Spirits

愛しのチィパッパ
Movie 1986

愛しのチィパッパ

Congratulatory Speech
1h 31m
Movie 1985

Congratulatory Speech

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.

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