Born 1894 (age 77) · Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
Appears in 206 titles

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").

Filmography

Seven Samurai
8.5
Seven Samurai
1954
as Yohei
Ikiru
8.3
Ikiru
1952
as Ohara
Red Beard
8.1
Red Beard
1965
as Patient A
Gamera, the Giant Monster
6.0
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965
as Old Farmer
The Lower Depths
7.1
The Lower Depths
1957
as Kahei the Pilgrim
The Idiot
7.0
The Idiot
1951
as Karube
I Live in Fear
7.3
I Live in Fear
1955
as Landowner
Three Outlaw Samurai
7.4
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
as Sakusan
Scandal
6.9
Scandal
1950
as Drunk
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
6.9
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
as Kyubei
Two in the Shadow
The Rickshaw Man
7.2
The Rickshaw Man
1958
Forever a Woman
7.7
Forever a Woman
1955
as Hide's Husband
The Sun's Burial
6.4
The Sun's Burial
1960
Red Lion
6.5
Red Lion
1969
as Gohei
The Human Vapor
6.7
The Human Vapor
1960
as Jiya
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
Vendetta of a Samurai
Black Tight Killers
6.9
Black Tight Killers
1966
as Momochi
The Three Treasures
5.5
The Three Treasures
1959
as God Amenominaka