Biography
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").
Filmography
all 184
Movies 183
TV Shows 1
Shima-san

Follow the Girls (1971)
Movie
Janitor

Live and Learn (1971)
Movie
Alfata Jinbei

New Shameless School (1971)
Movie
Toto-chan the Wealthy Man

Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams (1970)
Movie
Boilerman

The Walking Major (1970)
Movie
Koji Minagawa

Rainbow Over Paris (1970)
Movie
Gohei

Red Lion (1969)
Movie
Police chief

Madcap Mixup (1969)
Movie
Actor

Vampires (1968)
TV
Arita Hidezo

The Young Ace in the South Pacific (1967)
Movie
Old Farmer

Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)
Movie
5.3
Patient A

Red Beard (1965)
Movie
4.33
Count Karasuma

An Impudent Man (1964)
Movie
Otsuka Kihei

Young Swordsman (1963)
Movie
Sakamoto, the Expert

Danger Pays (1962)
Movie
6
Prof. Ishiwaki

Pride of the Campus (1962)
Movie
Kinnosuke Togura

An Urban Affair (1961)
Movie
Prof. Ishiwaki

Sir Galahad in Campus (1961)
Movie
God Amenominaka

The Three Treasures (1959)
Movie
Nakahara

The Child Writers (1958)
Movie
Janitor

Botchan (1958)
Movie
Tamaru Mondonosho

Secret of The Golden Spell (1958)
Movie
Awa-no-Kami

The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)
Movie
Kahei the Pilgrim

The Lower Depths (1957)
Movie
3.5
Doctor Doan

Souls in the Moonlight (1957)
Movie
Heikichi Kobayashi

On Wings of Love (1957)
Movie
Old man

Untamed Woman (1957)
Movie
Hide's Husband

Forever a Woman (1955)
Movie
Landowner

I Live in Fear (1955)
Movie
4
Hikoichi Okubo

All is Well (1955)
Movie
Factory owner (uncredited)

Lovetide (1955)
Movie
Shiro's grandpa

Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to (1952)
Movie
Ohara

Ikiru (1952)
Movie
5.3
Section chief

Today is Payday (1952)
Movie
Riu's father

The Blue Pearl (1951)
Movie
Karube

The Idiot (1951)
Movie
3.5
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1894-02-20
Deathday1971-05-26 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceSaitama Prefecture, Japan
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known AsБокудзэн Хидари
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