Hitoshi Ueki

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.

  • Title: Hitoshi Ueki
  • Popularity: 7.706
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1926-12-25
  • Place of Birth: Aichi, Japan
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  • Also Known As: 植木等
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Hitoshi Ueki Movies

  • 1984
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    The Crazy Family
    The Crazy Family

    6.6 1984 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Katsuya Kobayashi

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  • 1988
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    Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
    Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

    5.7 1988 HD

    A hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all directions, joins a jazz band and reignites his youthful...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Hajime Hana

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  • 1960
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    The Woman Who Touched Legs
    The Woman Who Touched Legs

    6 1960 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Machiko Kyō

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  • 1985
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    Ran
    Ran

    8.075 1985 HD

    With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai

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  • 1962
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    Happy Go-Lucky
    Happy Go-Lucky

    1 1962 HD

    An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1964
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    You Can Succeed, Too
    You Can Succeed, Too

    7.5 1964 HD

    A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Frankie Sakai

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  • 1981
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    Completely... With That Air!
    Completely... With That Air!

    1 1981 HD

    This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Beat Kiyoshi

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  • 1987
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    Guys Who Never Learn
    Guys Who Never Learn

    1 1987 HD

    Comedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tatsuya Fuji

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  • 1980
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    The Long Way 'Round
    The Long Way 'Round

    1 1980 HD

    1980 Japanese film.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tetsuya Takeda

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  • 1967
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    Las Vegas Free-For-All
    Las Vegas Free-For-All

    1 1967 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1965
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    The Crazy Adventure
    The Crazy Adventure

    1 1965 HD

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    Cast: Hajime Hana

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  • 1985
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    I Go to Tokyo
    I Go to Tokyo

    6 1985 HD

    A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.

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    Cast: Eisaku Shindô

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  • 1963
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    The Best Playboy In Japan
    The Best Playboy In Japan

    1 1963 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1986
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    Big Joys, Small Sorrows
    Big Joys, Small Sorrows

    6 1986 HD

    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.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gō Katō

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  • 1967
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    Monsieur Zivaco
    Monsieur Zivaco

    1 1967 HD

    International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1966
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    The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
    The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

    1 1966 HD

    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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    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1985
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    Karate Cop 4
    Karate Cop 4

    1 1985 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tetsuya Takeda

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  • 1969
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    Crazy Big Explosion
    Crazy Big Explosion

    1 1969 HD

    A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1968
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    Mexican Free-for-All
    Mexican Free-for-All

    1 1968 HD

    A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.

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    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1985
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    Congratulatory Speech
    Congratulatory Speech

    1 1985 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ichirō Zaitsu

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  • 1995
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    Goodbye for Tomorrow
    Goodbye for Tomorrow

    1 1995 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kaori Takahashi

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  • 1964
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    The Sandal Keeper
    The Sandal Keeper

    1 1964 HD

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    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1963
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    Crazy Operation
    Crazy Operation

    1 1963 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1963
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    Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin
    Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin

    1 1963 HD

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    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1965
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    Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
    Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko

    1 1965 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1962
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    Me and Me
    Me and Me

    1 1962 HD

    Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Akira Takarada

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  • 1969
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    Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
    Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

    1 1969 HD

    Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1987
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    In Love With Him
    In Love With Him

    1 1987 HD

    It depicts a young man who challenges a 2600km traverse of Japan from Hidaka in Hokkaido to Kagoshima in Kyushu with Hokkaido horses.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Shingo Kazami

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  • 1968
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    Japan for Sale
    Japan for Sale

    1 1968 HD

    The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1962
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    Nippon Irresponsible Guy
    Nippon Irresponsible Guy

    1 1962 HD

    Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1990
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    Roar of the Crowd
    Roar of the Crowd

    1 1990 HD

    Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tomokazu Miura

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  • 1982
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    Tattoo
    Tattoo

    5.167 1982 HD

    An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ryudo Uzaki

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  • 1982
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    Assassin's Road
    Assassin's Road

    1 1982 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gō Katō

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  • 1990
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    Ningen no sabaku
    Ningen no sabaku

    1 1990 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kanô Miyuki

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  • 1973
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    Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
    Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari

    1 1973 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1962
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    Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
    Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda

    1 1962 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Keizô Kawasaki

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  • 1962
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    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

    1 1962 HD

    1962 Japanese movie

    Genre:

    Cast: Hiroshi Kawaguchi

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  • 1962
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    女難コースを突破せよ
    女難コースを突破せよ

    1 1962 HD

    1962 Japanese movie

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    Cast: Keiju Kobayashi

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  • 1962
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    Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
    Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

    1 1962 HD

    1962 Japanese movie

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    Cast: Fujiko Yamamoto

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  • 1962
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    Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
    Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

    1 1962 HD

    1962 Japanese movie

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    Cast: Hizuru Takachiho

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  • 1963
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    Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
    Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong

    1 1963 HD

    Comedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese developer.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1987
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    Whisper of the Spirits
    Whisper of the Spirits

    1 1987 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Miho Tsumiki

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  • 1962
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    Yume de aimasho
    Yume de aimasho

    1 1962 HD

    1962 Japanese movie

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    Cast: Mie Nakao

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  • 1962
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    Wakai kisetsu
    Wakai kisetsu

    1 1962 HD

    1962 Japanese movie

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    Cast: Keiko Awaji

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  • 1986
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    愛しのチィパッパ
    愛しのチィパッパ

    1 1986 HD

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    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1964
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    Hana no Oedo no Musekinin
    Hana no Oedo no Musekinin

    1 1964 HD

    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...

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    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1964
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    ホラ吹き太閤記
    ホラ吹き太閤記

    1 1964 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1970
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    クレージーだよ 奇想天外
    クレージーだよ 奇想天外

    1 1970 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Kei Tani

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  • 1966
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    クレージー大作戦
    クレージー大作戦

    1 1966 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 1970
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    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

    1 1970 HD

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    Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

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  • 2004
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    Atarashii Kaze
    Atarashii Kaze

    1 2004 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Yasutaka Tsutsui

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  • 1988
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    Dragonfly
    Dragonfly

    7 1988 HD

    Eiji Ogawa, a young leader of the Hattagumi yakuza, left the prison after two years sentence. However, it was only Tsunekichi Mito, the younger...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi

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  • 2002
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    Big Money
    Big Money

    6 2002 HD

    "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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tomoya Nagase

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  • 1983
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    松田聖子のはじめての情事
    松田聖子のはじめての情事

    1 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Seiko Matsuda

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