Bokuzen Hidari
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").
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
An Urban Affair
as Kinnosuke Togura
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
Ikiru
as Ohara
1952
The Idiot
as Karube
1951
The Lower Depths
as Kahei the Pilgrim
1957
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
1962
Red Bud and White Flower
1962
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
Otoko no Uta
1962
The Invisible Wall
1958
Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
as Genji
1952
Today is Payday
as Section chief
1952
Beauty and the Thief
1952
恐妻時代
1952
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
as Peasant
1950
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
Hail the 3 Gents
as Kuroda (President of Taisho Paper)
1964
Black Tight Killers
as Momochi
1966
Outlaw island
1956