Person
Bokuzen Hidari
Acting · 1894–1971 · Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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").
Known for
Seven Samurai
Yohei
Ikiru
Ohara
Red Beard
Patient A
Red Diamond
1964
Secret Club 000
1965
My Hobo
1962
A Devil of a Gentleman
1963
Sir Galahad in Campus
Prof. Ishiwaki
Echo Mountain
1959
Beauty and the Thief
1952
Filmography
- 1971Follow the GirlsShima-san
- 1971Kaiun ryokō
- 1971Live and LearnJanitor
- 1971New Shameless SchoolAlfata Jinbei
- 1970Life is a Battle
- 1970The Little Hero
- 1970Oh, My Comrade!
- 1970Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
- 1970Fear of Sex
- 1970Get Your Sky, Young Guy
- 1970Shameless School: Health Check in the NudeJinbei
- 1970Love Fantasia
- 1970Three Pretty DevilsOld man
- 1970The Walking MajorBoilerman
- 1970Brothers of Capones
- 1970Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa
- 1970Shameless SchoolJinbei
- 1970Rebel Against Glory
- 1970Rainbow Over ParisKoji Minagawa
- 1970Five Gents and a KuniangAso Chairman
- 1970Tora-san, His Tender LoveToku
- 1969Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
- 1969Shinjuku Plaza
- 1969Woman
- 1969Red LionGohei
- 1969Monstrous! Who Am I?!
- 1969Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2
- 1969Madcap MixupPolice chief
- 1969Our Wasteland
- 1969Season of Tears
- 1969Yokai Monsters: Along with GhostsJinbei
- 1969Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
- 1969A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
- 1969Sex and Life
- 1968Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
- 1968Young Guy in Rio
- 1968Prison Boss
- 1968New Year Trip
- 1967Two in the Shadow
- 1967Traveling in Party
- 1967Young Guy in the South PacificArita Hidezo
- 1967Song of Love
- 1967Zoku izuko e
- 1966Big Wind from TokyoObata Seiichi
- 1966Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
- 1966Ohana han: Dai ni buGosuke
- 1966Ohana hanGosuke
- 1966A Comedy in Front of the Station: MangaClerk at "Iyami-yu"
- 1966Gamblers' Luck
- 1966Black Tight KillersMomochi
- 1965Secret Club 000
- 1965Gamera, the Giant MonsterOld Farmer
- 1965The Black Gambler: Murderous DiceTakichi
- 1965Retirement of a Train Engineer
- 1965The Abalone Gals
- 1965Sanshiro SugataPriest
- 1965Red BeardPatient A
- 1964Red Diamond
- 1964The Rabble
- 1964Zatoichi's Flashing SwordKyubei
- 1964Three Outlaw SamuraiSakusan
- 19643 Gents in the Snow Country
- 1964Samurai from Nowhere
- 1964Hail the 3 GentsKuroda (President of Taisho Paper)
- 1963Jolly Barbers
- 1963A Lawless Outpost
- 1963Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
- 1963Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
- 1963Young SwordsmanOtsuka Kihei
- 1963Young Guy in Hawaii古屋老人
- 1963Siege of Fort Bismarck
- 1963The Sunshine Girl
- 1963A Devil of a Gentleman
- 1963Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
- 1963Girls Born in August
- 1963Street of Wandering Men
- 1963恋と出世に強くなれ！杉本
- 1963Onsen GeishaIchisuke
- 1963A Fishmonger's Tour
- 1963Beyond the Green Hills
- 1962Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
- 1962Danger PaysSakamoto, the Expert
- 1962My Hobo
- 1962Curry Rice
- 1962Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
- 1962Ponkotsu oyaji
- 1962Local Reporter
- 1962Shin kitsune to tanuki
- 1962A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
- 1962College Champ
- 1962This Madding Crowd
- 1962Red Bud and White Flower
- 1962Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
- 1962Otoko no Uta
- 1962Pride of the CampusProf. Ishiwaki
- 1962次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
- 1962Nippon no obaachan
- 1961Wakai yatsura no kaidan
- 1961Awamori-kun nishi-e iku
- 1961Boss Takes to the Road
- 1961The Youth and His Amulet
- 1961The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream
- 1961An Urban AffairKinnosuke Togura
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
- 1961Sir Galahad in CampusProf. Ishiwaki
- 1961Sararīman yajikita dōchū
- 1961Tange Sazen and the Princess
- 1961Playboy PresidentChairman Yokoyama
- 1961Hijō no otoko
- 1961Invitation to the Enchanted Town
- 1961痛快太郎
- 1961Botchan yarō seizoroi
- 1960The Human VaporJiya
- 1960The Angry Sea
- 1960Mighty Shosuke
- 1960Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
- 1960Volunteering for Villainy
- 1960The Sun's Burial
- 1960Lord Mito: All Star Version
- 1960Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
- 1960I Will Never Forget
- 1960お嬢さん三度笠
- 1960Kirai Kirai Kirai
- 1960Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome EpisodesUniversity Staff
- 1960New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingClerk at Haruyoshi Inn
- 1959The Three TreasuresGod Amenominaka
- 1959Four Hours of TerrorOld man
- 1959Ripe and MarriageableSalesman
- 1959Age of NudityGen-ji
- 1959The White Road Across the River
- 1959Red Pants
- 1959Souls in the Moonlight IIIDoan
- 1959Fox and RaccoonHidematsu Yasufuku
- 1959A Whistle in My Heart
- 19593 Dolls in College
- 1959A Young Boss Tries Really HardKōbei
- 1959Echo Mountain
- 1959Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
- 1958The Young Boss is Third GenerationKōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather
- 1958The Invisible Wall
- 1958Hana no yukyo-den
- 1958The Child WritersNakahara
- 1958Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringVillage Head Akamatsu
- 1958The Hotelman's HolidayTeacher
- 1958BotchanJanitor
- 1958Yaji and Kita on the Road
- 1958The Rickshaw Man
- 1958Souls in the Moonlight IIDoan
- 1958Secret of The Golden SpellTamaru Mondonosho
- 1958A Bridge for Two Alone
- 1958The Princess of Badger PalaceAwa-no-Kami
- 1958Island of Fury
- 1958Makeraremasen katsumadewa
- 1957Travel Romances
- 1957The Lower DepthsKahei the Pilgrim
- 1957First Love StoryMr. Hashimoto
- 1957The Men of Toho-ku
- 1957Hadaka no Machi
- 1957Souls in the MoonlightDoctor Doan
- 1957On Wings of LoveHeikichi Kobayashi
- 1957The Chieko StoryGohei
- 1957Untamed WomanOld man
- 1957Turtledove
- 1957Yagyu Secret Scrolls
- 1957Story of a Detective's AssistantHeikichi, Heikurō's father
- 1956The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
- 1956Typhoon Furor
- 1956The Legend of the White Serpent
- 1956Gendai no yokubô
- 1956Outlaw island
- 1956The Fencing Collegian
- 1956Meteor Karate Strike
- 1955Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
- 1955Rikidozan: Man of Fury
- 1955Forever a WomanHide's Husband
- 1955I Live in FearLandowner
- 1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2
- 1955Subarashiki shōtai
- 1955A Hole of My Own Making
- 1955Yukiko
- 1955The Wolves
- 1955Shōnen shikeishū
- 1955House of Many PleasuresFlorist
- 1955Love Never Fails
- 1955All is WellHikoichi Okubo
- 1955LovetideFactory owner (uncredited)
- 1954The Valley Between Love and Death
- 1954Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
- 1954Ditch
- 1954関八州勢揃い
- 1954Seven SamuraiYohei
- 1952The Man Who Came to PortKan-jii
- 1952Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha toShiro's grandpa
- 1952恐妻時代
- 1952IkiruOhara
- 1952Today is PaydaySection chief
- 1952Beauty and the Thief
- 1952Shi no machi wo nogarete
- 1952Love's Zephir Along the TokaidoGenji
- 1952Foghorn
- 1952Vendetta of a Samurai
- 1951The Life of a Horse TraderGosaku
- 1951Miki, the Swordman
- 1951The Blue PearlRiu's father
- 1951Wagtail Tune
- 1951The IdiotKarube
- 1951The White Orchid
- 1951Elegy
- 1951Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
- 1950Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night FogPeasant
- 1950ScandalDrunk
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