Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-02-20 (77 years old)
Deathday
1971-05-26
Place of Birth
Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Also known As
Бокудзэн Хидари
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").
1961
as Kinnosuke Togura
1952
as Ohara
1951
as Karube
1957
as Kahei the Pilgrim
1962
1962
1952
as Genji
1952
as Section chief
1952
1950
as Peasant
1964
1966
as Momochi
1956
1965
1969
1964
as Kyubei
1969
as Jinbei
1969
as Gohei
1962
1959
as Doan
1969
1960
1962
1955
as Hide's Husband
1960
as Jiya
1970
1955
1966
1955
as Hikoichi Okubo
1967
as Arita Hidezo
1951
as Riu's father
1965
as Takichi
1962
1969
1957
1962
1965
as Patient A
1950
as Drunk
1955
as Landowner
1952
1964
1958
as Janitor
1952
as Shiro's grandpa
1970
1959
as Old man
1958
1962
as Sakamoto, the Expert
1951
as Gosaku
1967
1954
1955
1963
as Otsuka Kihei
1971
as Alfata Jinbei
1959
as Gen-ji
1958
as Tamaru Mondonosho
1970
1968
1964
as Sakusan
1962
as Prof. Ishiwaki
1961
as Prof. Ishiwaki
1971
as Janitor
1957
as Doctor Doan
1971
as Shima-san
1958
as Doan
1970
as Old man
1959
as God Amenominaka
1958
as Awa-no-Kami
1968
1965
1970
as Toku
1958
as Teacher
1969
as Police chief
1970
1970
as Jinbei
1952
as Kan-jii
1955
as Factory owner (uncredited)
1959
1957
as Old man
1958
1957
1960
1959
1960
1954
as Yohei
1957
as Heikichi Kobayashi
1951
1970
1955
1965
as Old Farmer
1970
as Koji Minagawa
1970
as Boilerman
1965
as Priest
1963
1951
1963
as 古屋老人
1958
as Nakahara
1956
1959
as Salesman
1964
1967
1955
1961
1971
1951
1960
1965
1961
1966
as Gosuke
1966
as Gosuke
1960
as Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
1961
as Chairman Yokoyama
1958
as Village Head Akamatsu
1966
as Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
1954
1970
as Aso Chairman
1958
as Kōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather
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