Bokuzen Hidari
Actor
- Born
- February 20, 1894 · Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- Died
- May 26, 1971 (age 77)
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
Seven Samurai
April 26, 1954
Ikiru
October 9, 1952
Red Beard
March 4, 1965
Gamera, the Giant Monster
November 27, 1965
The Lower Depths
October 1, 1957
The Idiot
May 23, 1951
I Live in Fear
November 22, 1955
Three Outlaw Samurai
May 13, 1964
Scandal
April 26, 1950
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
July 11, 1964
Two in the Shadow
November 18, 1967
The Rickshaw Man
April 21, 1958
Acting237
- 1971Follow the Girls as Shima-san
- 1971Kaiun ryokō
- 1971Live and Learn as Janitor
- 1971New Shameless School as Alfata Jinbei
- 1970Life is a Battle
- 1970The Little Hero
- 1970Oh, My Comrade!
- 1970Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
- 1970Fear of Sex
- 1970Get Your Sky, Young Guy
- 1970Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude as Jinbei