Bokuzen Hidari
Acting
🎂 1894-02-20
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").
Cast credits(187)
Yohei
1954
Karube
1951
Ohara
1952
Patient A
1965
Drunk
1950
Old man
1957
1962
Old Farmer
1965
Kahei the Pilgrim
1957
Landowner
1955
1958
Sakusan
1964
1967
God Amenominaka
1959
Gohei
1969
1960
Jinbei
1969
1958
Kyubei
1964
1952
Hide's Husband
1955
Jiya
1960
1957
Priest
1965
1963
Momochi
1966
Jinbei
1970
1960
1955
1959
Boilerman
1970
1963
1968
1960
1969
1956
1959
1964
1955
1956
Doan
1959
Riu's father
1951
1964
1952
Awa-no-Kami
1958
1963
1963
Doan
1958
1969
1958
1970
Gosaku
1951
Doctor Doan
1957
Heikichi Kobayashi
1957
1963
1951
1970
1961
Alfata Jinbei
1971
1956
1965
Jinbei
1970
古屋老人
1963
1958
Old man
1970
1967
1961
1961
1961
1963
1960
1957
Teacher
1958
1963
1955
1956
1967
Otsuka Kihei
1963
Hikoichi Okubo
1955
1966
Section chief
1952
1961
1962
Shiro's grandpa
1952
1955
Genji
1952
1955
Gen-ji
1959
Koji Minagawa
1970
Janitor
1958
1961
Police chief
1969
Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
1960
1962
Janitor
1971
Village Head Akamatsu
1958
Takichi
1965
1962
1967
Arita Hidezo
1967
1963
1966
1951
Prof. Ishiwaki
1962
Nakahara
1958
1954
1951
1954
Gosuke
1966
1958
1961
1965
1970
1961
Shima-san
1971
1971
1960
Peasant
1950
1960
1959
Chairman Yokoyama
1961
Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
1966
Salesman
1959
1969
1964
1962
1962
1963
Toku
1970
1964
1969
1955
1961
1954
Florist
1955
1956
1958
1962
1969
1962
1968
1956
1951
1962
1963
1961
1962
1961
1969
1962
1960
Kinnosuke Togura
1961
1961
Gosuke
1966
1954
1962
1968
Tamaru Mondonosho
1958
1970
1970
1959
1958
1955
1960
Kan-jii
1952
Prof. Ishiwaki
1961
1962
Sakamoto, the Expert
1962
1952
1955
1970
1959
1955
1969
1970
Old man
1959
1960
Factory owner (uncredited)
1955
1952
1963
1957
1965
1963
1952
1964
1962
Aso Chairman
1970