Bokuzen Hidari
Acting·February 20, 1894·† May 26, 1971 — 77 years old·Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
Bokuzen Hidari (左 卜全 Hidari Bokuzen, 20 February 1894 - 26 May 1971) was a Japanese actor and comedian born in Kotesashi Village (now part of Tokorozawa), Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, The Lower Depths and Ikiru. Hidari was famous among Japanese audiences for his portrayals of meek, downtrodden men, and although a teetotaller, was renowned for his convincing drunk scenes (see esp. "Ikiru").
Known For
Filmography · 209
1971Follow the GirlsShima-san1971Kaiun ryokō1971Live and LearnJanitor1971New Shameless SchoolAlfata Jinbei1970Life is a Battle1970The Little Hero1970Oh, My Comrade!1970Shameless School: Tackle Kiss1970Fear of Sex1970Get Your Sky, Young Guy1970Shameless School: Health Check in the NudeJinbei1970Love Fantasia1970Three Pretty DevilsOld man1970The Walking MajorBoilerman1970Brothers of Capones1970Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa1970Shameless SchoolJinbei1970Rebel Against Glory1970Rainbow Over ParisKoji Minagawa1970Five Gents and a KuniangAso Chairman1970Tora-san, His Tender LoveToku1969Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure1969Woman1969Red LionGohei1969Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 21969Madcap MixupPolice chief1969Our Wasteland1969Season of Tears1969Yokai Monsters: Along with GhostsJinbei1969Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo1969A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier1969Sex and Life1968Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi1968Young Guy in Rio1968Prison Boss1968New Year Trip1967Two in the Shadow1967Traveling in Party1967Young Guy in the South PacificArita Hidezo1967Song of Love1967Zoku izuko e1966Big Wind from TokyoObata Seiichi1966Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!1966Ohana han: Dai ni buGosuke1966Ohana hanGosuke1966A Comedy in Front of the Station: MangaClerk at "Iyami-yu"1966Gamblers' Luck1966Black Tight KillersMomochi1965Secret Club 0001965Gamera, the Giant MonsterOld Farmer1965The Black Gambler: Murderous DiceTakichi1965Retirement of a Train Engineer1965The Abalone Gals1965Sanshiro SugataPriest1965Red BeardPatient A1964Red Diamond1964The Rabble1964Zatoichi's Flashing SwordKyubei1964Three Outlaw SamuraiSakusan19643 Gents in the Snow Country1964Samurai from Nowhere1964Hail the 3 GentsKuroda (President of Taisho Paper)1963Jolly Barbers1963A Lawless Outpost1963Gang Loyalty and Vengeance1963Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin1963Young SwordsmanOtsuka Kihei1963Young Guy in Hawaii古屋老人1963Siege of Fort Bismarck1963The Sunshine Girl1963A Devil of a Gentleman1963Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５1963Girls Born in August1963Street of Wandering Men1963恋と出世に強くなれ！杉本1963Onsen GeishaIchisuke1963A Fishmonger's Tour1963Beyond the Green Hills1962Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady1962Danger PaysSakamoto, the Expert1962My Hobo1962Curry Rice1962Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru1962Ponkotsu oyaji1962Local Reporter1962Shin kitsune to tanuki1962A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen1962College Champ1962This Madding Crowd1962Red Bud and White Flower1962Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble1962Otoko no Uta1962Pride of the CampusProf. Ishiwaki1962次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々1962Nippon no obaachan1961Wakai yatsura no kaidan1961Awamori-kun nishi-e iku1961Boss Takes to the Road1961The Youth and His Amulet1961The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream1961An Urban AffairKinnosuke Togura196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 21961Sir Galahad in CampusProf. Ishiwaki1961Sararīman yajikita dōchū1961Tange Sazen and the Princess1961Playboy PresidentChairman Yokoyama1961Hijō no otoko1961Invitation to the Enchanted Town1961痛快太郎1961Botchan yarō seizoroi1960The Human VaporJiya1960The Angry Sea1960Mighty Shosuke1960Dare yori mo kimi o aisu1960Volunteering for Villainy1960The Sun's Burial1960Lord Mito: All Star Version1960Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband1960I Will Never Forget1960お嬢さん三度笠1960Kirai Kirai Kirai1960Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome EpisodesUniversity Staff1960New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingClerk at Haruyoshi Inn1959The Three TreasuresGod Amenominaka1959Four Hours of TerrorOld man1959Ripe and MarriageableSalesman1959Age of NudityGen-ji1959The White Road Across the River1959Red Pants1959Souls in the Moonlight IIIDoan1959Fox and RaccoonHidematsu Yasufuku1959A Whistle in My Heart19593 Dolls in College1959A Young Boss Tries Really HardKōbei1959Echo Mountain1959Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons1958The Young Boss is Third GenerationKōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather1958The Invisible Wall1958Hana no yukyo-den1958The Child WritersNakahara1958Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringVillage Head Akamatsu1958The Hotelman's HolidayTeacher1958BotchanJanitor1958Yaji and Kita on the Road1958The Rickshaw Man1958Souls in the Moonlight IIDoan1958Secret of The Golden SpellTamaru Mondonosho1958A Bridge for Two Alone1958The Princess of Badger PalaceAwa-no-Kami1958Island of Fury1958Makeraremasen katsumadewa1957Travel Romances1957The Lower DepthsKahei the Pilgrim1957First Love StoryMr. Hashimoto1957The Men of Toho-ku1957Hadaka no Machi1957Souls in the MoonlightDoctor Doan1957On Wings of LoveHeikichi Kobayashi1957The Chieko StoryGohei1957Untamed WomanOld man1957Turtledove1957Yagyu Secret Scrolls1957Story of a Detective's AssistantHeikichi, Heikurō's father1956The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)1956Typhoon Furor1956The Legend of the White Serpent1956Gendai no yokubô1956Outlaw island1956The Fencing Collegian1956Meteor Karate Strike1955Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume1955Rikidozan: Man of Fury1955Forever a WomanHide's Husband1955I Live in FearLandowner1955Policeman's Diary, Part 21955Subarashiki shōtai1955A Hole of My Own Making1955Yukiko1955The Wolves1955Shōnen shikeishū1955House of Many PleasuresFlorist1955Love Never Fails1955All is WellHikoichi Okubo1955LovetideFactory owner (uncredited)1954The Valley Between Love and Death1954Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido1954Ditch1954関八州勢揃い1954Seven SamuraiYohei1952The Man Who Came to PortKan-jii1952Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha toShiro's grandpa1952恐妻時代1952IkiruOhara1952Today is PaydaySection chief1952Beauty and the Thief1952Shi no machi wo nogarete1952Love's Zephir Along the TokaidoGenji1952Foghorn1952Vendetta of a Samurai1951The Life of a Horse TraderGosaku1951Miki, the Swordman1951The Blue PearlRiu's father1951Wagtail Tune1951The IdiotKarube1951The White Orchid1951Elegy1951Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf1950Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night FogPeasant1950ScandalDrunk