Bokuzen Hidari
Known for Acting · 209 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 (209)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Yohei
Ikiru
1952
as Ohara
Red Diamond
1964
Beauty and the Thief
1952
The Angry Sea
1960
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
as Prof. Ishiwaki
The Man Who Came to Port
1952
as Kan-jii
Echo Mountain
1959
A Devil of a Gentleman
1963
Foghorn
1952
My Hobo
1962
Woman
1969
Red Beard
1965
as Patient A
The Human Vapor
1960
as Jiya
Brothers of Capones
1970
Love Fantasia
1970
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
1963
Secret Club 000
1965
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
1969
The Invisible Wall
1958
I Live in Fear
1955
as Landowner
Turtledove
1957
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
The Idiot
1951
as Karube
Gendai no yokubô
1956
I Will Never Forget
1960
Onsen Geisha
1963
as Ichisuke
Wagtail Tune
1951
First Love Story
1957
as Mr. Hashimoto
Secret of The Golden Spell
1958
as Tamaru Mondonosho
Two in the Shadow
1967
Story of a Detective's Assistant
1957
as Heikichi, Heikurō's father
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
as Sakusan
Volunteering for Villainy
1960
The Chieko Story
1957
as Gohei
Untamed Woman
1957
as Old man
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965
as Old Farmer
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966
as Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
Samurai from Nowhere
1964
Scandal
1950
as Drunk
The Three Treasures
1959
as God Amenominaka
New Year Trip
1968
Black Tight Killers
1966
as Momochi
Young Swordsman
1963
as Otsuka Kihei
Red Lion
1969
as Gohei
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
The Lower Depths
1957
as Kahei the Pilgrim
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
1969
as Jinbei
Forever a Woman
1955
as Hide's Husband
Shōnen shikeishū
1955
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Hidematsu Yasufuku
The Sun's Burial
1960
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
as Village Head Akamatsu
The Walking Major
1970
as Boilerman
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Priest
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
as Kyubei
The Rickshaw Man
1958
New Shameless School
1971
as Alfata Jinbei
The Sunshine Girl
1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
as 古屋老人
Yukiko
1955
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
1966
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Toku
Zoku izuko e
1967
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
1960
Young Guy in Rio
1968
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
1970
Four Hours of Terror
1959
as Old man
The Fencing Collegian
1956
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
お嬢さん三度笠
1960
A Hole of My Own Making
1955
Curry Rice
1962
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950
as Peasant
Souls in the Moonlight
1957
as Doctor Doan
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
1970
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970
as Jinbei
Lovetide
1955
as Factory owner (uncredited)
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
1965
as Takichi
Fear of Sex
1970
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
as Gosuke
Meteor Karate Strike
1956
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960
as University Staff
Ohana han
1966
as Gosuke
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
1955
An Urban Affair
1961
as Kinnosuke Togura
Miki, the Swordman
1951
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
Prison Boss
1968
A Young Boss Tries Really Hard
1959
as Kōbei
Three Pretty Devils
1970
as Old man
Ponkotsu oyaji
1962
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
Danger Pays
1962
as Sakamoto, the Expert
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959
Age of Nudity
1959
as Gen-ji
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Doan
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962
Playboy President
1961
as Chairman Yokoyama
Beyond the Green Hills
1963
Sex and Life
1969
Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961
恋と出世に強くなれ！
1963
as 杉本
Elegy
1951
Hijō no otoko
1961
Shameless School
1970
as Jinbei
恐妻時代
1952
Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
1951
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Teacher
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
1961
The Young Boss is Third Generation
1958
as Kōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather
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 209 credits spanning from 1950 to 1971, Bokuzen Hidari has appeared in 209 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Yohei
- Ikiru (1952) — as Ohara
- Red Diamond (1964)
- Beauty and the Thief (1952)
- The Angry Sea (1960)
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