Acting
Bokuzen Hidari
Born 1894-02-20 · Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan · Died 1971-05-26
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").
Known for
Seven Samurai
Red Beard
Gamera, the Giant Monster
The Lower Depths
Ikiru
Three Outlaw Samurai
I Live in Fear
Scandal
The Idiot
The Child Writers
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Red Lion
Two in the Shadow
The Eternal Breasts
Kigeki ekimae onsen
Vendetta of a Samurai
The Sun's Burial
All is Well
The Young Ace in Hawaii
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
The Three Treasures
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
The Walking Major
The Legend of the White Serpent
The Sunshine Girl
Sanshiro Sugata
The Rickshaw Man
Trouble about a Typhoon
On Wings of Love
Love Fantasia
Red Bud and White Flower
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
New Year Trip
Gamblers' Luck
Rainbow Over Paris
Prison Boss
Oh, My Comrade!
Pride of the Campus
Samurai from Nowhere
The Invisible Wall