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The lead=yes also known as Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats (ハナ肇とクレージーキャッツ, Hana Hajime to Kurējī Kyattsu) were a Japanese jazz band and comedy group popular in film and television, particularly between the 1950s and 1970s. Led by Hajime Hana, the band's other main members were Kei Tani, Hitoshi Ueki, Hiroshi Inuzuka, Senri Sakurai, Shin Yasuda, and Ētarō Ishibashi.
The group became nationally famous after appearing on the television show " Otona No Manga" starting in 1959. Beginning in 1961, they co-starred on the variety show "Soap Bubble Holiday " (" Shabondama Horidē"), performing in skits written by Yukio Aoshima, who later became governor of Tokyo. Their 1961 song, " Sudara-Bushi," sung by Ueki, was a major hit and led to seven consecutive appearances on NHK's Kohaku Utagassen. Their popularity also led to a series of films produced at the Toho Studios, the most famous of which was the Musekinin Otoko or Irresponsible Man. The series of films featured Ueki as a salaryman attempting to advance up the corporate ladder.
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