Portrait of Hitoshi Ueki

Acting

Hitoshi Ueki

Career

Active from 1962 to 2004, with a break from 1972 to 1983, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Crazy Family
The Crazy Family
GoodWatch score75/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Japanese Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Musical Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles
Atarashii Kaze
Atarashii Kaze (2004)

TV show

An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon (2003)

as Seitaro Sakuma

Big Money
Big Money (2002)

TV show · as Taihei Kozuka

1990s

1 title
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995)

as Yaichiro Kanazawa

1980s

9 titles · average score 83
Dragonfly
Dragonfly (1988)

TV show · as Matsujiro Kawai

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)

as Kamikihara

In Love With Him
In Love With Him (1987)

as Grandfather

愛しのチィパッパ
愛しのチィパッパ (1986)

as 中原修三

Ran
Ran (1985)
GoodWatch score 91

as Nobuhiro Fujimaki

Congratulatory Speech
Congratulatory Speech (1985)

as Ichiro Harada

The Crazy Family
The Crazy Family (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Yasukune Kobayashi

松田聖子のはじめての情事
松田聖子のはじめての情事 (1983)

TV show

Tattoo
Tattoo (1982)

as President of electric shop

1970s

3 titles
I'll Be Deceived
I'll Be Deceived (1971)

as Ryotaru Iga

Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man (1971)

as Nippon Ichi

Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man (1970)

as Japan Hyosuke

1960s

12 titles
Crazy Big Discovery
Crazy Big Discovery (1969)

as Hiroshi Uemura

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man (1969)

as Ichiro Nihon

Mexican Free-for-All
Mexican Free-for-All (1968)

as Susumu Sakemori

Las Vegas Free-For-All
Las Vegas Free-For-All (1967)

as Shinran Machida

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay (1966)

as Sangoro

The Crazy Adventure
The Crazy Adventure (1965)

as Tadato Uematsu

Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Japan's No. 1 Braggart (1964)

as Hitoshi Hajime

You Can Succeed, Too
You Can Succeed, Too (1964)

as A salaryman (uncredited)

Youth Season Continued
Youth Season Continued (1964)

as Barber Customer

Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Japan's No. 1 Playboy (1963)

as Hikari

Devices Stronger Than  Women
Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)

as Hitoshi Noguchi (Playboy)

Irresponsible Age of Japan
Irresponsible Age of Japan (1962)

as Hitoshi Taira