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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