Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

1894-02-20 – 1971-05-26 (age 77) Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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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").

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Known For

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai

1954

as Yohei

Ikiru
Ikiru

1952

as Ohara

Red Beard
Red Beard

1965

as Patient A

The Idiot
The Idiot

1951

as Karube

Scandal
Scandal

1950

as Drunk

Two in the Shadow
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths

1957

as Kahei the Pilgrim

Gamera, the Giant Monster
Gamera, the Giant Monster

1965

as Old Farmer

The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures

1959

as God Amenominaka

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman

1957

as Old man

I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear

1955

as Landowner

Red Diamond
The Rickshaw Man
Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman

1955

as Hide's Husband

The Human Vapor
The Human Vapor

1960

as Jiya

Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai

1964

as Sakusan

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata

1965

as Priest