Bokuzen Hidari
Known for Acting · 207 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 (207)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Yohei
Ikiru
1952
as Ohara
Red Beard
1965
as Patient A
The Lower Depths
1957
as Kahei the Pilgrim
The Idiot
1951
as Karube
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965
as Old Farmer
The Three Treasures
1959
as God Amenominaka
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
as Sakusan
Untamed Woman
1957
as Old man
The Rickshaw Man
1958
The Human Vapor
1960
as Jiya
Two in the Shadow
1967
I Live in Fear
1955
as Landowner
Scandal
1950
as Drunk
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
Red Lion
1969
as Gohei
The Sun's Burial
1960
The Wolves
1955
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951
as Gosaku
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Doan
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
The Blue Pearl
1951
as Riu's father
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Otoko no Uta
1962
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
Forever a Woman
1955
as Hide's Husband
Samurai from Nowhere
1964
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
Elegy
1951
Zoku izuko e
1967
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
1969
as Jinbei
All is Well
1955
as Hikoichi Okubo
Beyond the Green Hills
1963
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
as Kyubei
Black Tight Killers
1966
as Momochi
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
Pride of the Campus
1962
as Prof. Ishiwaki
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
as 古屋老人
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
The Fencing Collegian
1956
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
as Gosuke
College Champ
1962
Ohana han
1966
as Gosuke
The Walking Major
1970
as Boilerman
Botchan
1958
as Janitor
Yukiko
1955
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
New Shameless School
1971
as Alfata Jinbei
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
1954
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Priest
Young Swordsman
1963
as Otsuka Kihei
Shameless School
1970
as Jinbei
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
Young Guy in the South Pacific
1967
as Arita Hidezo
Ditch
1954
Follow the Girls
1971
as Shima-san
Our Wasteland
1969
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
Souls in the Moonlight
1957
as Doctor Doan
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Awamori-kun nishi-e iku
1961
Miki, the Swordman
1951
Three Pretty Devils
1970
as Old man
The Sunshine Girl
1963
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
1960
Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960
Outlaw island
1956
Local Reporter
1962
Typhoon Furor
1956
Song of Love
1967
恐妻時代
1952
Hail the 3 Gents
1964
as Kuroda (President of Taisho Paper)
Prison Boss
1968
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2
1969
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970
as Jinbei
喜劇 各駅停車
1965
The White Orchid
1951
Hijō no otoko
1961
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
1970
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
The Princess of Badger Palace
1958
as Awa-no-Kami
Girls Born in August
1963
The Abalone Gals
1965
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
New Year Trip
1968
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956
Street of Wandering Men
1963
Danger Pays
1962
as Sakamoto, the Expert
On Wings of Love
1957
as Heikichi Kobayashi
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970
as Aso Chairman
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Nippon no obaachan
1962
お嬢さん三度笠
1960
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Hidematsu Yasufuku
Island of Fury
1958
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960
Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
as Doan
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950
as Peasant
Red Bud and White Flower
1962
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
1966
Rebel Against Glory
1970
This Madding Crowd
1962
Rainbow Over Paris
1970
as Koji Minagawa
The Child Writers
1958
as Nakahara
Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
1951
House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Florist
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
1961
Oh, My Comrade!
1970
The Rabble
1964
Red Pants
1959
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Toku
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
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 207 credits spanning from 1950 to 1971, Bokuzen Hidari has appeared in 207 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 Lower Depths (1957) — as Kahei the Pilgrim
- The Idiot (1951) — as Karube
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