Bokuzen Hidari
Born
February 20, 1894
Died
May 26, 1971 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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").
Follow the Girls
Shima-san
1971
Kaiun ryokō
1971
Live and Learn
Janitor
1971
New Shameless School
Alfata Jinbei
1971
Life is a Battle
1970
The Little Hero
1970
Oh, My Comrade!
1970
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
1970
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
Jinbei
1970
Love Fantasia
1970
Three Pretty Devils
Old man
1970
The Walking Major
Boilerman
1970
Brothers of Capones
1970
Shameless School
Jinbei
1970
Rebel Against Glory
1970
Rainbow Over Paris
Koji Minagawa
1970
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Aso Chairman
1970
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Toku
1970
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
1969
Woman
1969
Red Lion
Gohei
1969
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2
1969
Madcap Mixup
Police chief
1969
Our Wasteland
1969
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
Jinbei
1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
Sex and Life
1969
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
1968
Prison Boss
1968
New Year Trip
1968
Two in the Shadow
1967
Traveling in Party
1967
The Young Ace in the South Pacific
Arita Hidezo
1967
Song of Love
1967
Zoku izuko e
1967
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
1966
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
Gosuke
1966
Ohana han
Gosuke
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
1966
Gamblers' Luck
1966
Black Tight Killers
Momochi
1966
Secret Club 000
1965
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Old Farmer
1965
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
Takichi
1965
喜劇 各駅停車
1965
The Abalone Gals
1965
Sanshiro Sugata
Priest
1965
Red Beard
Patient A
1965
Red Diamond
1964
Garakuta
1964
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Kyubei
1964
Three Outlaw Samurai
Sakusan
1964
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
Samurai from Nowhere
1964
Hail the 3 Gents
1964
Jolly Barbers
1963
A Lawless Outpost
1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
1963
Young Swordsman
Otsuka Kihei
1963
The Young Ace in Hawaii
古屋老人
1963
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
The Sunshine Girl
1963
A Devil of a Gentleman
1963
次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中
1963
Girls Born in August
1963
Street of Wandering Men
1963
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
Beyond the Green Hills
1963
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962
Danger Pays
Sakamoto, the Expert
1962
My Hobo
1962
Curry Rice
1962
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
Ponkotsu oyaji
1962
Chihō kisha
1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
This Madding Crowd
1962
Red Bud and White Flower
1962
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
Otoko no Uta
1962
Pride of the Campus
Prof. Ishiwaki
1962
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
1962
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
1961
Awamori-kun nishi-e iku
1961
Boss Takes to the Road
1961
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream
1961
An Urban Affair
Kinnosuke Togura
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
1961
Sir Galahad in Campus
Prof. Ishiwaki
1961
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961
Playboy President
Chairman Yokoyama
1961
Hijō no otoko
1961
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
痛快太郎
1961
Botchan yarō seizoroi
1961
The Human Vapor
Jiya
1960
The Angry Sea
1960
Mighty Shosuke
1960
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960
Volunteering for Villainy
1960
The Sun's Burial
1960
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4
1960
お嬢さん三度笠
1960
Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
1960
The Three Treasures
God Amenominaka
1959
Four Hours of Terror
Old man
1959
Ripe and Marriageable
Salesman
1959
Age of Nudity
Gen-ji
1959
The White Road Across the River
1959
Red Pants
1959
Souls in the Moonlight III
Doan
1959
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Echo Mountain
1959
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959
The Invisible Wall
1958
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
The Child Writers
Nakahara
1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Village Head Akamatsu
1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
Teacher
1958
Botchan
Janitor
1958
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
The Rickshaw Man
1958
Souls in the Moonlight II
Doan
1958
Secret of The Golden Spell
Tamaru Mondonosho
1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
The Princess of Badger Palace
Awa-no-Kami
1958
Island of Fury
1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Travel Romances
1957
The Lower Depths
Kahei the Pilgrim
1957
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Souls in the Moonlight
Doctor Doan
1957
On Wings of Love
Heikichi Kobayashi
1957
Untamed Woman
Old man
1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956
Typhoon
1956
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
Outlaw island
1956
The Fencing Collegian
1956
Meteor Karate Strike
1956
Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
1955
Rikidozan: Man of Fury
1955
Forever a Woman
Hide's Husband
1955
I Live in Fear
Landowner
1955
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
Subarashiki shōtai
1955
A Hole of My Own Making
1955
Yukiko
1955
The Wolves
1955
少年死刑囚
1955
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
Florist
1955
Love Never Fails
1955
All is Well
Hikoichi Okubo
1955
Lovetide
Factory owner (uncredited)
1955
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
1954
The Ditch
1954
関八州勢揃い
1954
Seven Samurai
Yohei
1954
The Man Who Came to Port
Kan-jii
1952
Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to
Shiro's grandpa
1952
恐妻時代
1952
Ikiru
Ohara
1952
Today is Payday
Section chief
1952
Beauty and the Thief
1952
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952
Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
Genji
1952
Foghorn
1952
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
The Life of a Horse Trader
Gosaku
1951
Miki, the Swordman
1951
The Blue Pearl
Riu's father
1951
The Idiot
Karube
1951
The White Orchid
1951
Elegy
1951
右門捕物帖 片眼狼
1951
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
Peasant
1950
Scandal
Drunk
1950