Hajime Hana (ハナ肇, Hana Hajime; February 9, 1930 - September 10, 1993) was a Japanese actor. He was the leader of the comic jazz band The Crazy Cats, which featured such talent as Hitoshi Ueki and Kei Tani, and which starred in a series of film comedies (such as the "Irresponsible" (Musekinin) series at Toho) and in TV variety shows such as "Shabondama Holiday."[1] He won the award for best actor at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards for Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You.[2]
