
Bokuzen Hidari
Known for Acting · 208 credits
- Born
- 1894-02-20
- Died
- 1971-05-26
- Place of birth
- Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- Also known as
- Бокудзэн Хидари
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
Movies (208)

Seven Samurai
1954
as Yohei

Ikiru
1952
as Ohara

Red Beard
1965
as Patient A

The Idiot
1951
as Karube

Scandal
1950
as Drunk

Two in the Shadow
1967

The Lower Depths
1957
as Kahei the Pilgrim

Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965
as Old Farmer

The Three Treasures
1959
as God Amenominaka

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn

Untamed Woman
1957
as Old man

I Live in Fear
1955
as Landowner

Red Diamond
1964

The Rickshaw Man
1958

Forever a Woman
1955
as Hide's Husband

The Human Vapor
1960
as Jiya

Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
as Sakusan

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
1969
as Jinbei

A Fishmonger's Tour
1963

Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Priest

All is Well
1955
as Hikoichi Okubo
My Hobo
1962

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
as Kyubei

A Devil of a Gentleman
1963

Secret of The Golden Spell
1958
as Tamaru Mondonosho

The Man Who Came to Port
1952
as Kan-jii

Red Lion
1969
as Gohei

Black Tight Killers
1966
as Momochi

Samurai from Nowhere
1964

Beauty and the Thief
1952

Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Doan

Brothers of Capones
1970

The Youth and His Amulet
1961

A Whistle in My Heart
1959

The Sun's Burial
1960

The Blue Pearl
1951
as Riu's father

Echo Mountain
1959

Beyond the Green Hills
1963

Vendetta of a Samurai
1952

The Walking Major
1970
as Boilerman

Yukiko
1955

New Shameless School
1971
as Alfata Jinbei

Elegy
1951

The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Teacher

Ditch
1954

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969

Nippon no obaachan
1962

Miki, the Swordman
1951

Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957

Three Pretty Devils
1970
as Old man

Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961

Boss Takes to the Road
1961

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958

Woman
1969

Local Reporter
1962

Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954

Zoku izuko e
1967

Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
as Prof. Ishiwaki

Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
1954

This Madding Crowd
1962

Travel Romances
1957
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960

Follow the Girls
1971
as Shima-san

The Angry Sea
1960

3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964

The Rabble
1964

Young Swordsman
1963
as Otsuka Kihei

Shameless School
1970
as Jinbei

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963

The Legend of the White Serpent
1956

Hadaka no Machi
1957

The Life of a Horse Trader
1951
as Gosaku

Gamblers' Luck
1966

Red Bud and White Flower
1962

Pride of the Campus
1962
as Prof. Ishiwaki

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966
as Clerk at "Iyami-yu"

Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
1969

Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
as Village Head Akamatsu

Love Fantasia
1970

The Invisible Wall
1958

The Wolves
1955

The Princess of Badger Palace
1958
as Awa-no-Kami

Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961

A Hole of My Own Making
1955

Souls in the Moonlight
1957
as Doctor Doan

3 Dolls in College
1959

Botchan yarō seizoroi
1961

An Urban Affair
1961
as Kinnosuke Togura

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962

Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970
as Jinbei
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956

Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Toku

House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Florist

Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955

Song of Love
1967

Prison Boss
1968

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
1963

Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
1951

Otoko no Uta
1962

Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962

Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
as 古屋老人

Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960

Sex and Life
1969

The White Orchid
1951

Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
as Doan

Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
1960

The Sunshine Girl
1963

Young Guy in the South Pacific
1967
as Arita Hidezo

Rebel Against Glory
1970

Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961

Ohana han
1966
as Gosuke

Four Hours of Terror
1959
as Old man

Our Wasteland
1969

Volunteering for Villainy
1960

Live and Learn
1971
as Janitor

New Year Trip
1968

Curry Rice
1962

Secret Club 000
1965
About Bokuzen Hidari
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"). With 208 credits spanning from 1950 to 1971, Bokuzen Hidari has appeared in 208 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Yohei
- Ikiru (1952) — as Ohara
- Red Beard (1965) — as Patient A
- The Idiot (1951) — as Karube
- Scandal (1950) — as Drunk
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