Hitoshi Ueki
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.
Known For | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 9.523 |
Birthday | 1926-12-25 |
Place of Birth | Aichi, Japan |
Also Known As | 植木等, |
1984
The Crazy Family
6.6/23
The Kobayashi family finally get the chance to move out of their tiny, cramped Tokyo apartment in favour of the suburban house of their dreams. But al...
Watch Now
The Crazy Family
1988
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
5.7/3
A hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all directions, joins a jazz band and reignites his youthful passio...
Watch Now
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
6/1
Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the story abo...
Watch Now
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1985
Ran
8.08/1490
With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic...
Watch Now
Ran
1964
You Can Succeed, Too
7.5/2
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
Watch Now
You Can Succeed, Too
1962
Happy Go-Lucky
0/0
An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
Watch Now
Happy Go-Lucky
1981
Completely... With That Air!
0/0
This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
Watch Now
Completely... With That Air!
1987
Guys Who Never Learn
0/0
Comedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.
Watch Now
Guys Who Never Learn
1980
The Long Way 'Round
0/0
1980 Japanese film.
Watch Now
The Long Way 'Round
1967
Las Vegas Free-For-All
0/0
The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of thei...
Watch Now
Las Vegas Free-For-All
1965
The Crazy Adventure
0/0
Watch Now
The Crazy Adventure
1985
I Go to Tokyo
6/1
A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.
Watch Now
I Go to Tokyo
1963
The Best Playboy In Japan
0/0
The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was fired but became star. First film in popular "Numb...
Watch Now
The Best Playboy In Japan
1986
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
6/4
A lighthouse keeper and his family follow work from town to town, each time making new friends and receiving a visit from his troublesome father.
Watch Now
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1966
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
0/0
Sangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send him to prison. In prison Sangoro will have a new life
Watch Now
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1967
Monsieur Zivaco
0/0
International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.
Watch Now
Monsieur Zivaco
1985
Karate Cop 4
0/0
Watch Now
Karate Cop 4
1969
Crazy Big Explosion
0/0
A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.
Watch Now
Crazy Big Explosion
1968
Mexican Free-for-All
0/0
A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.
Watch Now
Mexican Free-for-All
1985
Congratulatory Speech
0/0
Watch Now
Congratulatory Speech
1995
Goodbye for Tomorrow
0/0
People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to...
Watch Now
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1964
The Sandal Keeper
0/0
Watch Now
The Sandal Keeper
1963
Crazy Operation
0/0
Watch Now
Crazy Operation
1963
Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin
0/0
Watch Now
Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin
1965
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
0/0
Watch Now
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
1962
Me and Me
0/0
Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong v...
Watch Now
Me and Me
1969
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
0/0
Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.
Watch Now
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1987
In Love With Him
0/0
It depicts a young man who challenges a 2600km traverse of Japan from Hidaka in Hokkaido to Kagoshima in Kyushu with Hokkaido horses.
Watch Now
In Love With Him
1968
Japan for Sale
0/0
The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
Watch Now
Japan for Sale
1962
Nippon Irresponsible Guy
0/0
Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".
Watch Now
Nippon Irresponsible Guy
1990
Roar of the Crowd
0/0
Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.
Watch Now
Roar of the Crowd
1982
Tattoo
5.167/6
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank.
Watch Now
Tattoo
1982
Assassin's Road
0/0
Toma (Go Kato) is a son of a doctor in Takane, Yoshitomo Monzen. He was ordered by the sick federal lord and travel to Edo. It was said that Tsurunosu...
Watch Now
Assassin's Road
1990
Ningen no sabaku
0/0
Watch Now
Ningen no sabaku
1973
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
0/0
Watch Now
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1962
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
0/0
The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit m...
Watch Now
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
1962
スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
Watch Now
スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ
1962
女難コースを突破せよ
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
Watch Now
女難コースを突破せよ
1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
Watch Now
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
Watch Now
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1963
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
0/0
Comedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese developer.
Watch Now
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1987
Whisper of the Spirits
0/0
Watch Now
Whisper of the Spirits
1962
Yume de aimasho
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
Watch Now
Yume de aimasho
1962
Wakai kisetsu
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
Watch Now
Wakai kisetsu
1986
愛しのチィパッパ
0/0
Watch Now
愛しのチィパッパ
1964
Hana no Oedo no Musekinin
0/0
A comedy directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, based on an original idea by Koji Toita, co-written by Yasuo Tanami, who worked on "Hibari Chiemi Izumi Sannin Y...
Watch Now
Hana no Oedo no Musekinin
1964
ホラ吹き太閤記
0/0
Watch Now
ホラ吹き太閤記
クレージーだよ 奇想天外
0/0
Watch Now
クレージーだよ 奇想天外
1966
クレージー大作戦
0/0
Watch Now
クレージー大作戦
1970
クレージーの殴り込み清水港
0/0
Watch Now