Bokuzen Hidari
Known for Acting
Born February 19, 1894
Died May 26, 1971
Place of Birth Tokorozawa, Saitama, 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").
Filmography
Seven Samurai
1954
as Yohei
Ikiru
1952
as Ohara
Red Beard
1965
as Patient A
The Idiot
1951
as Karube
The Three Treasures
1959
as God Amenominaka
I Live in Fear
1955
as Landowner
Scandal
1950
as Drunk
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
as Sakusan
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965
as Old Farmer
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Priest
The Lower Depths
1957
as Kahei the Pilgrim
Two in the Shadow
1967
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956
Beyond the Green Hills
1963
Shameless School
1970
as Jinbei
Traveling in Party
1967
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
Forever a Woman
1955
as Hide's Husband
The Wolves
1955
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