Hitoshi Ueki
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1926-12-25
Locus Natus: Aichi, Japan
Et ut:
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.
release : 1969.11.01popularis : 1.735
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
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...
release : 1962.05.12popularis : 1.579
The Crazy Family
The Kobayashi family finally are able to move out of their tiny, cramped Tokyo apartment to the suburban house of their dreams. But things are not as...
release : 1984.06.24popularis : 7.255
In Love With Him
It depicts a young man who challenges a 2600km traverse of Japan from Hidaka in Hokkaido to Kagoshima in Kyushu with Hokkaido horses.
release : 1987.05.30popularis : 1.775
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
Comedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese developer.
release : 1963.12.22popularis : 2.327
Japan for Sale
The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
release : 1968.11.02popularis : 0.882
Nippon Irresponsible Guy
Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".
release : 1962.12.23popularis : 2.297
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
A hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all directions, joins a jazz band and reignites his youthful...
release : 1988.11.26popularis : 2.158
Roar of the Crowd
Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.
release : 1990.06.09popularis : 0.646
Tattoo
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank.
release : 1982.06.05popularis : 3.313
Ran
With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic...
release : 1985.06.01popularis : 23.58
Assassin's Road
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...
release : 1982.05.28popularis : 2.066
Hana no Oedo no Musekinin
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...
release : 1964.12.20popularis : 1.682
You Can Succeed, Too
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
release : 1964.05.30popularis : 1.456
Happy Go-Lucky
An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
release : 1962.07.27popularis : 1.635
The Woman Who Touched Legs
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...
release : 1960.08.24popularis : 1.55
Guys Who Never Learn
Comedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.
release : 1987.08.15popularis : 1.047
Completely... With That Air!
This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
release : 1981.12.20popularis : 0.963
Las Vegas Free-For-All
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...
release : 1967.04.28popularis : 1.984
I Go to Tokyo
A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.
release : 1985.08.03popularis : 0.987
The Best Playboy In Japan
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...
release : 1963.07.13popularis : 1.827
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
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.
release : 1986.06.28popularis : 0.512
Monsieur Zivaco
International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.
release : 1967.10.28popularis : 2.269
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
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
release : 1966.01.03popularis : 2.603
Crazy Big Explosion
A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.
release : 1969.04.27popularis : 1.207
Mexican Free-for-All
A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.
release : 1968.04.27popularis : 1.91
Goodbye for Tomorrow
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...
release : 1995.09.23popularis : 2.933
Me and Me
Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong...
release : 1962.08.11popularis : 2.874