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 | 0.6756 |
| Birthday | 1926-12-25 |
| Place of Birth | Aichi, Japan |
| Also Known As |
1969
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
7/1
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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Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1962
The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
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...
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The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
1962
Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
0/0
1962 Japanese movie based on the Crazy Cats smash hit single, "Sudara Festival", sung by Hitoshi Ueki.
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Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
1962
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1984
The Crazy Family
6.952/31
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 o...
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The Crazy Family
1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
7/1
1962 Japanese movie
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Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
7/1
1962 Japanese movie
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Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
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.
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In Love With Him
1963
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
8/1
Comedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese developer.
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Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1968
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
9/1
The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
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Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1962
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
8.5/2
Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".
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Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1987
Whisper of the Spirits
0/0
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Whisper of the Spirits
1962
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
8/1
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...
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Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1988
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
6/4
A hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all directions, joins a jazz band and reignites his youthful passio...
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Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1962
Youth Season
10/1
1962 Japanese movie
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Youth Season
1990
Roar of the Crowd
10/1
Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.
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Roar of the Crowd
1982
Tattoo
5.714/7
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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Tattoo
1985
Ran
8/1798
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between...
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Ran
1986
愛しのチィパッパ
9/1
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愛しのチィパッパ
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...
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Assassin's Road
1990
Ningen no sabaku
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Ningen no sabaku
1973
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
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Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1964
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
7/1
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...
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Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
1964
The Sandal Keeper
8/1
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Hitoshi Ueki) starts out as Nobunaga's "Sandal Keeper" but climbs the ranks to eventually become a trusted general.
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The Sandal Keeper
1966
The Man from Planet Alpha
8/1
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...
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The Man from Planet Alpha
1966
The Craziest Operation
10/1
The Crazy Cats try to steal 1,000,000,000 yen in laundered Yakuza money.
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The Craziest Operation
1970
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
10/1
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 Ichikaw...
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Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1964
You Can Succeed, Too
7.667/3
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
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You Can Succeed, Too
1962
Irresponsible Age of Japan
9/2
An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
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Irresponsible Age of Japan
1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
7/2
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...
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The Woman Who Touched Legs
1987
Guys Who Never Learn
9/1
Comedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.
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Guys Who Never Learn
1981
Completely... With That Air!
7/1
This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
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Completely... With That Air!
1980
The Long Way 'Round
0/0
1980 Japanese film.
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The Long Way 'Round
1967
Las Vegas Free-For-All
10/1
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...
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Las Vegas Free-For-All
1965
The Crazy Adventure
7/1
After being mistaken for counterfeiters by the police an inventor and reporter try to track down the real counterfeiters.
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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.
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I Go to Tokyo
1963
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
9/1
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...
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Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1986
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
6.8/5
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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Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1967
Monsieur Zivaco
8/1
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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Monsieur Zivaco
1985
Karate Cop 4
0/0
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Karate Cop 4
1966
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
7/1
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 Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1969
Crazy Big Explosion
7/1
Chaos ensues when a secret agent gathers a group of criminals (The Crazy Cats) to steal gold from a bank.
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Crazy Big Explosion
1968
Mexican Free-for-All
10/1
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...
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Mexican Free-for-All
1985
Congratulatory Speech
7/1
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Congratulatory Speech
1995
Goodbye for Tomorrow
10/1
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...
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Goodbye for Tomorrow
1964
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
8/1
When hopeful Olympic triple-jump competitor injures both his Achilles tendons, he discovers an old manuscript about self-confidence to join the best c...
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Japan's No. 1 Braggart
1963
Crazy Operation: First Move
10/1
After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various fields gather around him and with their natural vit...
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Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
10/1
Seven employees rise up in rebellion against an irresponsible company.
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Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1965
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
10/1
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Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1962
Me and Me
8/1
Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong v...
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Me and Me
1966
Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
7/1
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...
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Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
1964
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
8/1
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...
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Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1967
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
9/1
Saburo Sarutobi, a former member of the Zengakuren, and Maruo Inumaruo, a former member of the police force, have joined two rival companies, Toyotomi...
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Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1970
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
8/1
The ninth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
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Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
1971
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
10/1
The last (10th) Toho "Crazy film" in the Nippon Ichi series.
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Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
1967
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
8/1
The fifth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
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Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1970
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
10/1
The eighth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
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Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
1961
腰抜け女兵騒動
0/0
1961 Japanese movie
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腰抜け女兵騒動
1963
Devices Stronger Than Women
0/0
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...
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Devices Stronger Than Women
2003
An Autumn Afternoon
0/0
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...
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An Autumn Afternoon
1969
Crazy Big Discovery
8/1
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.
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Crazy Big Discovery
1971
I'll Be Deceived
10/1
A con man defrauds a small rural town, sparking an international manhunt.
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I'll Be Deceived
1961
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
0/0
1961 Japanese movie
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Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1964
Youth Season Continued
7/1
The Second movie based on a popular TV show about Pintemps Cosmetics and their struggles to make new successful products, filled with singing, dancing...
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Youth Season Continued
2007
Maiko Haaaan!!!
6.5/14
Kimihiko Onizuka is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called "yakyuken" wi...
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Maiko Haaaan!!!
1979
本日ただいま誕生
0/0
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