Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

1894-02-20 – 1971-05-26 (age 77) Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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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").

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Known For

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai

1954

as Yohei

Ikiru
Ikiru

1952

as Ohara

Red Beard
Red Beard

1965

as Patient A

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths

1957

as Kahei the Pilgrim

The Human Vapor
The Human Vapor

1960

as Jiya

The Bell of Love
Red Diamond
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear

1955

as Landowner

The Idiot
The Idiot

1951

as Karube

The Rickshaw Man
The Invisible Wall
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Gamera, the Giant Monster

1965

as Old Farmer

Love Fantasia
Sir Galahad in Campus
Sir Galahad in Campus

1961

as Prof. Ishiwaki

The Man Who Came to Port
Fancy Talker
Woman
Woman

1969

Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman

1957

as Old man

Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman

1955

as Hide's Husband

Two in the Shadow