Acting
Hitoshi Ueki
Born December 25, 1926 · Aichi, Japan
Died March 27, 2007 · aged 80
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-tim…
Known For
Ran · 1985Ran
★ 8.01985
MovieActionDrama
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.
The Crazy Family · 1984The Crazy Family
★ 7.11984
MovieDramaComedy
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.
Tattoo · 1982Tattoo
★ 5.71982
MovieDramaCrime
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank.
Las Vegas Free-For-All · 1967Las Vegas Free-For-All
★ 10.01967
MovieComedyAdventure
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.
Crazy Operation: First Move · 1963Crazy Operation: First Move
★ 10.01963
MovieComedyMusic
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.
Maiko Haaaan!!! · 2007Maiko Haaaan!!!
★ 6.52007
MovieComedy
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.
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man · 1969Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
★ 7.01969
MovieComedy
Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.
Yes! Yes! 3 Young Girls · 1963Yes! Yes! 3 Young Girls
1963
MovieMusicComedy
Musical comedy starring Watanabe Productions recording stars Nakao, Sono, and Ito as Toho's new "Sannin musume," three young women intended for 1960s audiences what Hibari Misora, Izumi Yukimura, and Chiemi Eri had been in the 50s.



















