Hitoshi Ueki, singer and actor, was born in Mie Prefecture in February 1927 and graduated from Toyo University. In 1957, he joined the Crazy Cats led by Hajime Hana, and in 1959, he became a popular figure on "Adult Cartoon" (Fuji Television), and in 1961, he became a national star with the hit "Shabondama Holiday" (Nippon Television) and "Sudara-bushi". In 1961, he became a national star with the hit "Shabondama Holiday" (Nippon Television) and "Sudara-bushi", and in 1962, he made his mark in Toho films such as "Nippon irresponsible era". In 1986, he won the Mainichi Film Concours for Best Supporting Actor and the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Shin Joyo mo Sadamo Ikisai Tsuki" (Shochiku Pictures). His representative songs include "Sudara-bushi" and "Unjarage." = November 1990, photo by Haruhiko Oda, Sunday Mainichi, December 30, 1990, p. 232