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Hitoshi Ueki

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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

RanRan · 1985
Ran
★ 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.
I'll Be DeceivedI'll Be Deceived · 1971
I'll Be Deceived
★ 10.01971
MovieComedyMusic
A con man defrauds a small rural town, sparking an international manhunt.
The Woman Who Touched LegsThe Woman Who Touched Legs · 1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
★ 7.01960
MovieComedyCrime
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.
TattooTattoo · 1982
Tattoo
★ 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.
Big Joys, Small SorrowsBig Joys, Small Sorrows · 1986
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
★ 6.81986
MovieDrama
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.
Youth Season ContinuedYouth Season Continued · 1964
Youth Season Continued
★ 7.01964
MovieMusicComedy
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.
Me and MeMe and Me · 1962
Me and Me
★ 8.01962
MovieComedy
Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong vs. Godzilla.
An Autumn AfternoonAn Autumn Afternoon · 2003
An Autumn Afternoon
2003
MovieTV MovieDrama
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.

Movies

RanRan · 1985
Ran
★ 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.
I'll Be DeceivedI'll Be Deceived · 1971
I'll Be Deceived
★ 10.01971
MovieComedyMusic
A con man defrauds a small rural town, sparking an international manhunt.
The Woman Who Touched LegsThe Woman Who Touched Legs · 1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
★ 7.01960
MovieComedyCrime
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.
TattooTattoo · 1982
Tattoo
★ 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.
Big Joys, Small SorrowsBig Joys, Small Sorrows · 1986
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
★ 6.81986
MovieDrama
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.
Youth Season ContinuedYouth Season Continued · 1964
Youth Season Continued
★ 7.01964
MovieMusicComedy
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.
Me and MeMe and Me · 1962
Me and Me
★ 8.01962
MovieComedy
Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong vs. Godzilla.
An Autumn AfternoonAn Autumn Afternoon · 2003
An Autumn Afternoon
2003
MovieTV MovieDrama
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.
本日ただいま誕生本日ただいま誕生 · 1979
本日ただいま誕生
1979
Movie
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of YouKaisha monogatari: Memories of You · 1988
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
★ 6.01988
MovieRomanceDrama
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.
Crazy Big DiscoveryCrazy Big Discovery · 1969
Crazy Big Discovery
★ 8.01969
MovieComedyScience Fiction
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.
Maiko Haaaan!!!Maiko Haaaan!!! · 2007
Maiko 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 ManJapan's No. 1 Disconnected Man · 1969
Japan'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.
The Crazy FamilyThe Crazy Family · 1984
The Crazy Family
★ 7.01984
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.
Japan's No. 1 PlayboyJapan's No. 1 Playboy · 1963
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
★ 9.01963
MovieComedy
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.
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! IrresponsibilityCrazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility · 1963
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
★ 10.01963
Movie
Seven employees rise up in rebellion against an irresponsible company.
Goodbye for TomorrowGoodbye for Tomorrow · 1995
Goodbye for Tomorrow
★ 10.01995
MovieDrama
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.
Oddball NipponOddball Nippon · 1983
Oddball Nippon
1983
MovieComedy
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.
You Can Succeed, TooYou Can Succeed, Too · 1964
You Can Succeed, Too
★ 7.71964
MovieMusicComedy
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
腰抜け女兵騒動腰抜け女兵騒動 · 1961
腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
Movie
1961 Japanese movie
Guys Who Never LearnGuys Who Never Learn · 1987
Guys Who Never Learn
★ 9.01987
MovieComedy
Comedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.
The Man from Planet AlphaThe Man from Planet Alpha · 1966
The Man from Planet Alpha
★ 8.01966
MovieComedyScience Fiction
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.
Japan's No. 1 TraitorJapan's No. 1 Traitor · 1968
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
★ 9.01968
MovieComedy
The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
Crazy Operation: First MoveCrazy Operation: First Move · 1963
Crazy 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.

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