Hitoshi Ueki

Hitoshi Ueki

Born: December 25, 1926
Died: March 27, 2007
in Aichi, Japan
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.

Movies for Hitoshi Ueki...

Title: Atarashii Kaze
Released: April 15, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Big Money
Character: Taihei Kozuka
Released: April 11, 2002
Type: TV
"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.
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Goodbye for Tomorrow
Title: Goodbye for Tomorrow
Character: Yaichiro Kanazawa
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: Movie
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.
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Roar of the Crowd
Title: Roar of the Crowd
Released: June 9, 1990
Type: Movie
Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.
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Ningen no sabaku
Title: Ningen no sabaku
Released: April 28, 1990
Type: Movie
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Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Title: Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Character: Kamikihara
Released: November 26, 1988
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Dragonfly
Character: Matsujiro Kawai
Released: October 7, 1988
Type: TV
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.
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Guys Who Never Learn
Title: Guys Who Never Learn
Released: August 15, 1987
Type: Movie
Comedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.
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In Love With Him
Title: In Love With Him
Character: Grandfather
Released: May 30, 1987
Type: Movie
It depicts a young man who challenges a 2600km traverse of Japan from Hidaka in Hokkaido to Kagoshima in Kyushu with Hokkaido horses.
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Whisper of the Spirits
Title: Whisper of the Spirits
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
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愛しのチィパッパ
Title: 愛しのチィパッパ
Character: 中原修三
Released: December 20, 1986
Type: Movie
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Big Joys, Small Sorrows
Title: Big Joys, Small Sorrows
Released: June 28, 1986
Type: Movie
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.
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Congratulatory Speech
Title: Congratulatory Speech
Character: Ichiro Harada
Released: December 28, 1985
Type: Movie
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Karate Cop 4
Title: Karate Cop 4
Released: October 10, 1985
Type: Movie
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I Go to Tokyo
Title: I Go to Tokyo
Released: August 3, 1985
Type: Movie
A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.
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Ran
Title: Ran
Character: Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Released: June 1, 1985
Type: Movie
With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.
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The Crazy Family
Title: The Crazy Family
Character: Yasukune Kobayashi
Released: June 24, 1984
Type: Movie
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 all is not well: the house is infested by termites and the family starts cracking up: Son Masaki is studying so obsessively for his exams that he's losing his mind; daughter Erika is oblivious of all but her forthcoming record company audition, grandfather Yasukuni starts getting World War II flashbacks and father Katsuhiko is so worried about his family's "sickness" that he thinks can only be cured by group suicide.
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Title: 松田聖子のはじめての情事
Released: October 19, 1983
Type: TV
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Tattoo
Title: Tattoo
Character: President of electric shop
Released: June 5, 1982
Type: Movie
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank.
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Assassin's Road
Title: Assassin's Road
Released: May 28, 1982
Type: Movie
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.
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Completely... With That Air!
Title: Completely... With That Air!
Released: December 20, 1981
Type: Movie
This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
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The Long Way 'Round
Title: The Long Way 'Round
Released: August 2, 1980
Type: Movie
1980 Japanese film.
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Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Title: Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Released: May 2, 1973
Type: Movie
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Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Title: Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Character: Ichiro Nihon
Released: November 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.
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Crazy Big Explosion
Title: Crazy Big Explosion
Released: April 27, 1969
Type: Movie
A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.
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Japan for Sale
Title: Japan for Sale
Released: November 2, 1968
Type: Movie
The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
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Mexican Free-for-All
Title: Mexican Free-for-All
Released: April 27, 1968
Type: Movie
A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.
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Monsieur Zivaco
Title: Monsieur Zivaco
Released: October 28, 1967
Type: Movie
International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.
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Las Vegas Free-For-All
Title: Las Vegas Free-For-All
Character: Shinran Machida
Released: April 28, 1967
Type: Movie
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.
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The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
Title: The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
Character: Sangoro
Released: January 3, 1966
Type: Movie
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
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The Crazy Adventure
Title: The Crazy Adventure
Character: Uematsu
Released: October 31, 1965
Type: Movie
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Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
Title: Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
Released: May 29, 1965
Type: Movie
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Hana no Oedo no Musekinin
Title: Hana no Oedo no Musekinin
Released: December 20, 1964
Type: Movie
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."
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The Sandal Keeper
Title: The Sandal Keeper
Character: Hitoshi Hajime
Released: June 11, 1964
Type: Movie
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You Can Succeed, Too
Title: You Can Succeed, Too
Character: A salaryman (uncredited)
Released: May 30, 1964
Type: Movie
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
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Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
Title: Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
Released: December 22, 1963
Type: Movie
Comedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese developer.
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Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin
Title: Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin
Released: October 26, 1963
Type: Movie
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The Best Playboy In Japan
Title: The Best Playboy In Japan
Character: Hikari
Released: July 13, 1963
Type: Movie
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 "Number 1" Series.
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Crazy Operation
Title: Crazy Operation
Released: March 24, 1963
Type: Movie
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Nippon Irresponsible Guy
Title: Nippon Irresponsible Guy
Released: December 23, 1962
Type: Movie
Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".
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Wakai kisetsu
Title: Wakai kisetsu
Released: October 20, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Yume de aimasho
Title: Yume de aimasho
Released: September 15, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Me and Me
Title: Me and Me
Released: August 11, 1962
Type: Movie
Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong vs. Godzilla.
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Happy Go-Lucky
Title: Happy Go-Lucky
Character: Hitoshi Taira
Released: July 27, 1962
Type: Movie
An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
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Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
Title: Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
Released: May 12, 1962
Type: Movie
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 Ueki etc. [Selection of Actors and Directors].
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Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Title: Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Released: April 15, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
Title: Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
Released: April 15, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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女難コースを突破せよ
Title: 女難コースを突破せよ
Released: April 1, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ
Title: スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ
Released: March 25, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Woman Who Touched Legs
Title: The Woman Who Touched Legs
Released: August 24, 1960
Type: Movie
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.