
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").


as Yohei
1954

as Ohara
1952

1956

as Patient A
1965

as Karube
1951

as Drunk
1950

as Jiya
1960

as Hide's Husband
1955

1967

1964

as Kan-jii
1952

as Sakusan
1964
as Janitor
1971

as Shima-san
1971

1971

as Janitor
1971

as Alfata Jinbei
1971

1970
1970

1970

1970

1970

1970

as Jinbei
1970

1970

as Old man
1970

as Boilerman
1970

1970

1970

as Jinbei
1970

1970

as Koji Minagawa
1970

as Aso Chairman
1970

as Toku
1970

1969

1969

as Gohei
1969