Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Dec 25, 1926 (98 years old)
Death date
Mar 27, 2007
Hitoshi Ueki
Known For
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.
Acting
2004
Atarashii Kaze
2002
Big Money
1995
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1990
Roar of the Crowd
1990
Ningen no sabaku
1988
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988
Dragonfly
1987
Guys Who Never Learn
1987
In Love With Him
1987
Whisper of the Spirits
1986
愛しのチィパッパ
1985
Congratulatory Speech
1985
Karate Cop 4
1985
I Go to Tokyo