Hitoshi Ueki

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.6933

Gender

Male

Birthday

25-Dec-1926

Age

(100 years old)

Place of Birth

Aichi, Japan

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Hitoshi Ueki

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.


Credits

俺ら東京さ行ぐだ 俺ら東京さ行ぐだ (1985) Character: N/A
A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.
クレージーの無責任清水港 クレージーの無責任清水港 (1966) Character: Sangoro
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
クレージー作戦 くたばれ!無責任 クレージー作戦 くたばれ!無責任 (1963) Character: N/A
Seven employees rise up in rebellion against an irresponsible company.
スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie based on the Crazy Cats smash hit single, "Sudara Festival", sung by Hitoshi Ueki.
女難コースを突破せよ 女難コースを突破せよ (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
如何なる星の下に 如何なる星の下に (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
クレージーの花嫁と七人の仲間 クレージーの花嫁と七人の仲間 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
夢で逢いましょ 夢で逢いましょ (1962) Character: N/A
Mie Nakao runs away from home to join her older sister's production company as a new talent. We follow her ups and downs on the way to stardom as she falls in love with two men, a petty thief and a music writer and teacher, and makes her way in the industry alongside The Peanuts and The Crazy Cats.
若い季節 若い季節 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
花のお江戸の無責任 花のお江戸の無責任 (1964) Character: N/A
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 Yoba" and Kajiro Yamamoto, who worked on "The Story of a Genius Swindler: Tanuki no Hanamichi." Photographed by Seiichi Endo of "Things That Live at the End of the Earth."
クレージーの殴り込み清水港 クレージーの殴り込み清水港 (1970) Character: N/A
The 14th and final "Crazy" feature. The Crazy Cats reunited (minus Ishibashi, who had by then retired from the team) for one last feature, Jun Ichikawa's odd Memories of You (Kaisha mono-gatari, 1988) released by Shochiku. Most of the cast of Crazy lrresponsibles at Shimizu Harbor (1966) return in this sequel.
クレージーだよ 天下無敵 クレージーだよ 天下無敵 (1967) Character: N/A
Saburo Sarutobi, a former member of the Zengakuren, and Maruo Inumaruo, a former member of the police force, have joined two rival companies, Toyotomi Denki and Tokugawa Musen, respectively, and have been at each other's throats at every turn. They are engaged in a nightly industrial espionage war in an attempt to somehow get under each other's noses, but eventually they both find themselves targeted by an international industrial espionage ring...
無責任遊侠伝 無責任遊侠伝 (1964) Character: N/A
The members of Crazy Cats play employees of a trading company. Ueda Hitoshi of Awa Shoji, a lucky man who never loses a bet, and the managing director, a gambling fanatic, are scammed in a business deal and set off for Macau where the mastermind, Chang, is located for a gambling showdown. Kei Tani plays the role of the Macau gambling manager.
腰抜け女兵騒動 腰抜け女兵騒動 (1961) Character: N/A
1961 Japanese movie
思えば遠くへ来たもんだ 思えば遠くへ来たもんだ (1980) Character: N/A
1980 Japanese film.
塀の中の懲りない面々 塀の中の懲りない面々 (1987) Character: N/A
Comedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.
Sukkari... sono ki de! Sukkari... sono ki de! (1981) Character: N/A
This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
私と私 私と私 (1962) Character: N/A
Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong vs. Godzilla.
香港クレージー作戦 香港クレージー作戦 (1963) Character: N/A
Comedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese developer.
ニッポン無責任野郎 ニッポン無責任野郎 (1962) Character: N/A
Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".
サラリーマンどんと節 気楽な稼業と来たもんだ サラリーマンどんと節 気楽な稼業と来たもんだ (1962) Character: N/A
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 melody of the Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats.
ホラ吹き太閤記 ホラ吹き太閤記 (1964) Character: N/A
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Hitoshi Ueki) starts out as Nobunaga's "Sandal Keeper" but climbs the ranks to eventually become a trusted general.
クレージー大作戦 クレージー大作戦 (1966) Character: N/A
The Crazy Cats try to steal 1,000,000,000 yen in laundered Yakuza money.
日本一のワルノリ男 日本一のワルノリ男 (1970) Character: Japan Hyosuke
The ninth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
日本一のショック男 日本一のショック男 (1971) Character: Nippon Ichi
The last (10th) Toho "Crazy film" in the Nippon Ichi series.
日本一のヤクザ男 日本一のヤクザ男 (1970) Character: N/A
The eighth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
女に強くなる工夫の数々 女に強くなる工夫の数々 (1963) Character: Hitoshi Noguchi (Playboy)
An ad campaign for a TV show called the “Male Training Contest” stirs chaos at a major electronics company. On opening night, PR manager Sugishita is forced to join the contest, where husbands fail miserably at household chores. Frustrated, the men later gather to complain about their domineering wives, only to be confronted by a carefree stranger who teaches them absurd tricks to “stand up to women.”
ふしぎな國・日本 ふしぎな國・日本 (1983) Character: N/A
Set in a rural town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, this comedy centers on a young couple determined to pursue their love against all opposition, while also chronicling the comical behaviors and interactions of a cast of lovable characters.
クレージーの怪盗ジバコ クレージーの怪盗ジバコ (1967) Character: N/A
International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.
クレージーの大爆発 クレージーの大爆発 (1969) Character: N/A
Chaos ensues when a secret agent gathers a group of criminals (The Crazy Cats) to steal gold from a bank.
クレージーのぶちゃむくれ大発見 クレージーのぶちゃむくれ大発見 (1969) Character: Hiroshi Uemura
When the yakuza murder a bar hostess who, through a computer error, had amassed a huge fortune , the Crazy Cats make a robot duplicate of her.
クレージー作戦 先手必勝 クレージー作戦 先手必勝 (1963) Character: N/A
After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various fields gather around him and with their natural vitality, they solve one dispute after another. But as it turns out, their next dispute will be at a global scale.
だまされて貰います だまされて貰います (1971) Character: Ryotaru Iga
A con man defrauds a small rural town, sparking an international manhunt.
ニッポン無責任時代 ニッポン無責任時代 (1962) Character: Hitoshi Taira
An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
続・若い季節 続・若い季節 (1964) Character: Barber Customer
The Second movie based on a popular TV show about Pintemps Cosmetics and their struggles to make new successful products, filled with singing, dancing, and laughter.
秋刀魚の味 秋刀魚の味 (2003) Character: Seitaro Sakuma
A 2003 version of the 1962 original. Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.
クレージー黄金作戦 クレージー黄金作戦 (1967) Character: Shinran Machida
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 their most popular movies, featured scenes filmed on location in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. Appearing with the seven Cats were the lovely Mie Hama and such Japanese musical artists as The Peanuts, The Johnnys, The Drifters, and Jackie Yoshikawa & the Blue Comets.
クレージーだよ 奇想天外 クレージーだよ 奇想天外 (1966) Character: N/A
A film produced by Toho and Watanabe Productions as part of the Crazy Movie project featuring The Crazy Cats comedy group and jazz band members. It is the sixth film in the Crazy Operation series where the lead role was handed over from Eikichi Ueki to Kei Tani. According to the plot, Planet Alpha Secretary severely worried by the effects of the Earth's atomic bomb experiment and sent Mistake 7 and Zero 8, as a watchers to Earth for a nuclear disarmament.
銭形平次捕物控 夜のえんま帳 銭形平次捕物控 夜のえんま帳 (1961) Character: N/A
1961 Japanese movie
乱 乱 (1985) Character: Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
日本一のゴリガン男 日本一のゴリガン男 (1966) Character: N/A
The film depicts Ueki's all-around intelligence and how he manages to do difficult jobs for the company without a fixed salary and how he marries Mie Hamamie, the president's daughter, in a well-told story.
足にさわった女 足にさわった女 (1960) Character: N/A
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 about her parents who killed himself and died for overwork to feel sorry about her.
日本一のホラ吹き男 日本一のホラ吹き男 (1964) Character: Hitoshi Hajime
When hopeful Olympic triple-jump competitor injures both his Achilles tendons, he discovers an old manuscript about self-confidence to join the best company in Japan try to triple-jump his way to the top and marry the company model (Mie Hama) in the bargain. The second installment in the "Japan's No. 1" film series.
新・喜びも悲しみも幾歳月 新・喜びも悲しみも幾歳月 (1986) Character: N/A
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.
日本一の断絶男 日本一の断絶男 (1969) Character: Ichiro Nihon
Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.
日本一の色男 日本一の色男 (1963) Character: Hikari
The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was fired but decided to try his luck in the cosmetics business, and became the best salesman anyone had ever seen. First film in popular "Number 1" Series.
あした あした (1995) Character: Yaichiro Kanazawa
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 go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening.
逆噴射家族 逆噴射家族 (1984) Character: Yasukune Kobayashi
Shortly after moving to the suburbs, the Kobayashis start to come undone. Convinced a family curse is at the root of their erratic behavior, the man of the house takes it upon himself to course-correct before it takes the last of their sanity.
刺客街道 刺客街道 (1982) Character: N/A
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 Tsurunosuke, the man supposed to be the next federal lord, got a heavy disease, and the order aimed to make sure if it is true or not. On his way to Edo, Toma gave a hand to Kiku (Mayumi Okamura) who had a stomachache. However, she seemed to be in big trouble, and there were many warriors on the roads… This is the remade drama of “Wakasamamono” written by a popular novelist Tatsuji Satte. Go Kato as Dr. Waka brandishes a sword to come up against the plot of Karo, related to the inheritance of Takane Han.
日本一の男の中の男 日本一の男の中の男 (1967) Character: N/A
The fifth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
あいつに恋して あいつに恋して (1987) Character: Grandfather
It depicts a young man who challenges a 2600km traverse of Japan from Hidaka in Hokkaido to Kagoshima in Kyushu with Hokkaido horses.
刺青 あり 刺青 あり (1982) Character: President of electric shop
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank.
日本一の裏切り男 日本一の裏切り男 (1968) Character: N/A
The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
会社物語 MEMORIES OF YOU 会社物語 MEMORIES OF YOU (1988) Character: Kamikihara
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.
舞妓Haaaan!!! 舞妓Haaaan!!! (2007) Character: N/A
Kimihiko Onizuka is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called "yakyuken" with one.
クレージーメキシコ大作戦 クレージーメキシコ大作戦 (1968) Character: Susumu Sakemori
The eleventh film in the comedy series starring Japan's leading comedy group, the Crazy Cats. Susumu Sakamori and his friends travel to Mexico to find a stone statue that contains the location of the secret treasure "Olmeca".
遥かなる甲子園 遥かなる甲子園 (1990) Character: N/A
Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.
大冒険 大冒険 (1965) Character: Tadato Uematsu
After being mistaken for counterfeiters by the police, an inventor and reporter try to track down the real counterfeiters.
君も出世ができる 君も出世ができる (1964) Character: A salaryman (uncredited)
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.



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