1985Winner
Best Performance
Ran
Hitoshi Ueki
Actor
Aichi, Japan
December 25, 1926
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1983Nominee
Best Performance
Oddball Nippon
1960Nominee
Best Performance
The Woman Who Touched Legs
Career Highlights
1986Highlight
Best Performance
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1962Highlight
Best Performance
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni