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(196)
Kōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather
1958
Yohei
1954
Kōbei
1959
Hidematsu Yasufuku
1959
1965
University Staff
1960
Ohara
1952
Aso Chairman
1970
Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
1966
1963
1969
1969
1962
Jinbei
1970
1961
1969
Jinbei
1970
Patient A
1965
1961
1971
Takichi
1965
Village Head Akamatsu
1958
1960
1970
Sakamoto, the Expert
1962
杉本
1963
Jinbei
1969
Shima-san
1971
Kahei the Pilgrim
1957
1962
1961
1968
1952
Karube
1951
1967
1962
1970
Section chief
1952
1964
1965
1952
Arita Hidezo
1967
Priest
1965
1962
Old man
1959
Peasant
1950
Alfata Jinbei
1971
1951
1963
Nakahara
1958
1954
1964
1956
Kinnosuke Togura
1961
1970
1960
1970
Chairman Yokoyama
1961
1964
1965
Teacher
1958
Toku
1970
1958
God Amenominaka
1959
Sakusan
1964
1964
Boilerman
1970
Drunk
1950
1956
Landowner
1955
Doctor Doan
1957
Koji Minagawa
1970
Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
1960
1962
Florist
1955
1952
1962
1963
Doan
1959
Momochi
1966
1963
Doan
1958
Old Farmer
1965
1955
1959
Kyubei
1964
1962
1961
Awa-no-Kami
1958
1958
1962
1956
1962
1955
1958
1968
1960
Janitor
1958
1960
1963
Jiya
1960
1962
Gohei
1969
Police chief
1969
1969
1961
1970
1952
1955
1951
1969
1955
1951
1958
1970
Gosaku
1951
1960
古屋老人
1963
1959
Gosuke
1966
1969
Kan-jii
1952
Genji
1952
1963
1962
1961
1963
1966
Old man
1957
1960
1955
1967
1967
Janitor
1971
1970
1963
1957
1962
1960
Prof. Ishiwaki
1962
1960
Gosuke
1966
1957
1956
1955
1966
1967
Hide's Husband
1955
1961
1954
Old man
1970
1962
Hikoichi Okubo
1955
1959
1958
1957
1952
Otsuka Kihei
1963
1968
1961
Gen-ji
1959
1961
Heikichi Kobayashi
1957
1960
Prof. Ishiwaki
1961
Riu's father
1951
Tamaru Mondonosho
1958
1959
1961
Factory owner (uncredited)
1955
1951
1964
1963
1970
1962
1956
1958
1958
1954
1962
Salesman
1959
Shiro's grandpa
1952
1959
1955
1956
1954
1955
1963
1955
1969
1963
1961
1963
1970
1961
1959