Ueki Hitoshi

Name: Ueki Hitoshi
Native name: 植木等
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: December 25, 1926
Died: March 27, 2007

Actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist, Ueki came to fame through the comic jazz-band The Crazy Cats led by Hajime Hana. His hit song, Sūdara-bushi, placed in the Oricon top ten and landed him an appearance on the NHK annual music spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Ueki received the Purple Ribbon Medal of Honour in 1993 and the 4th Class Order of the Rising Sun in 1999. Currently, new technology is being used to create a Vocaloid voicebank using his voice.

His film credits stretch from 1960 to 1995 and he won six awards for acting. 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. In 1978, he won that honor for his performance in Shukuji, directed by Tomio Kuriyama.
On stage, he portrayed Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago. Additionally, Ueki voiced the Roddy McDowall role in Planet of the Apes and served as a narrator in the Japanese version of Tom and Jerry. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2004	Atarashii Kaze Japanese Drama, 2004, 11 eps Nakazawa Mikio (Support Role)	11	Nakazawa Mikio Support Role	8.0
2002	Big Money! Japanese Drama, 2002, 12 eps Taihei Kozuka (Main Role)	12	Taihei Kozuka Main Role	7.6
1998	Kiseki no Hito Japanese Drama, 1998, 10 eps Sakurai Shintaro (Support Role)	10	Sakurai Shintaro Support Role	7.1
1989	Mama Haha Boogie Japanese Drama, 1989, 12 eps (Guest Role)	12	Guest Role	9.0
1988	Tonba Japanese Drama, 1988, 8 eps Kawai Matsujiro (Support Role)	8	Kawai Matsujiro Support Role	6.5
1987	Koya no TV Man Japanese Drama, 1987, 6 eps Nojima Bunzo (Support Role)	6	Nojima Bunzo Support Role	0.0
1987	Oyobi De Nai Yatsu Japanese Drama, 1987, 21 eps Kazama Chitose (Support Role)	21	Kazama Chitose Support Role	8.0
1986	Dobutsu Dori Yume Land Japanese Drama, 1986, 25 eps (Ep. 4) (Guest Role)	25	(Ep. 4) Guest Role	0.0
1986	Oyako Game Japanese Drama, 1986, 11 eps Hayakawa (Support Role)	11	Hayakawa Support Role	5.0
1981	Kakaku Hakai Japanese Drama, 1981, 3 eps (Support Role)	3	Support Role	0.0
1980	Onihei Hankacho Japanese Drama, 1980, 27 eps Sagami no Hikoju [Spy] (Support Role)	27	Sagami no Hikoju [Spy] Support Role	2.0
1978	Bara Kaikyo Japanese Drama, 1978, 26 eps Iwamoto Koji (Support Role)	26	Iwamoto Koji Support Role	0.0
1976	Mito Komon Season 7 Japanese Drama, 1976, 34 eps (Ep. 25) (Guest Role)	34	(Ep. 25) Guest Role	0.0
1975	Taiyo to Mogura Series 2 Japanese Drama, 1975, 13 eps (Support Role)	13	Support Role	0.0
1974	Chotto Shiawase Japanese Drama, 1974, 15 eps Baba (Support Role)	15	Baba Support Role	0.0
1974	Hanayakana Kouya Japanese Drama, 1974, 26 eps Nomiyama [Project Team Manager] (Support Role)	26	Nomiyama [Project Team Manager] Support Role	4.0
1965	Omono Yosei Keikaku Japanese Drama, 1965, 10 eps (Support Role)	10	Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1995	Tomorrow Japanese Movie, 1995, Kanazawa Yaichiro (Support Role)	Kanazawa Yaichiro Support Role	7.5
1988	Kaisha Monogatari: Memories of You Japanese Movie, 1988, (Unknown)	Unknown	5.0
1987	Guys Who Never Learn Japanese Movie, 1987, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1987	Aitsu ni Koishite Japanese Movie, 1987, Tetsunosuke (Support Role)	Tetsunosuke Support Role	0.0
1986	Big Joys, Small Sorrows Japanese Movie, 1986, Sugimoto Kunio (Main Role)	Sugimoto Kunio Main Role	5.6
1985	Congratulatory Speech Japanese Movie, 1985, Ichiro Harada (Support Role)	Ichiro Harada Support Role	6.0
1985	Keiji Monogatari 4: Kuroshio no Uta Japanese Movie, 1985, Police Chief Ueda (Support Role)	Police Chief Ueda Support Role	0.0
1985	Ran Japanese Movie, 1985, Nobuhiro Fujimaki (Support Role)	Nobuhiro Fujimaki Support Role	8.2
1984	The Crazy Family Japanese Movie, 1984, Kobayashi Yasukune (Main Role)	Kobayashi Yasukune Main Role	7.5
1982	Tattoo Ari Japanese Movie, 1982, [Electronics company president] (Bit part)	[Electronics company president] Bit part	8.0
1981	Sukkari... Sono Ki De! Japanese Movie, 1981, (Main Role)	Main Role	6.0
1979	Honjitsu Tadaima Tanjo Japanese Movie, 1979, (Main Role)	Main Role	4.0
1978	Mito Komon Japanese Movie, 1978, Nisesuke (Support Role)	Nisesuke Support Role	7.0
1971	Damasarete Moraimasu Japanese Movie, 1971, Iga Ryotaro (Main Role)	Iga Ryotaro Main Role	4.0
1968	Japan's Betrayal Man Japanese Movie, 1968, Hinomoto Taro (Main Role)	Hinomoto Taro Main Role	5.0
1963	Onna ni Tsuyoku Naru Kufu no Kazukazu Japanese Movie, 1963, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1962	Nippon Musekinin Yaro Japanese Movie, 1962, Minamoto Hitoshi (Main Role)	Minamoto Hitoshi Main Role	2.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2005	Fuyu no Undokai Japanese Special, 2005, 1 eps Kitazawa Kenkichi (Support Role)	1	Kitazawa Kenkichi Support Role	6.5
2003	Sanma no Aji Japanese Special, 2003, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	4.0
1988	Usagi no Kyujitsu Japanese Special, 1988, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	8.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1986	MUSIC STATION Japanese TV Show, 1986, 1328 eps [Performer] (Guest)	1328	[Performer] Guest	7.9
1951	Kohaku Uta Gassen Japanese TV Show, 1951, 76 eps (Ep. 13-16) \| [Judge] (Ep. 44) (Guest)	76	(Ep. 13-16) \| [Judge] (Ep. 44) Guest	7.6

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