Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari
Born (1894-02-20)20 February 1894
Kotesashi Village, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Died 26 May 1971(1971-05-26) (aged 77)
Occupation actor

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").

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1950 Scandal Drunk
1951 The Idiot Karube
1952 Ikiru Ohara
1952 The Man Who Came to Port Kan-jii
1954 Seven Samurai Farmer Yohei
1955 Love Makeup Factory owner
1955 Keisatsu Nikki
1955 I Live in Fear Landowner
1955 Wolf
1956 The Legend of the White Serpent
1957 Untamed Old man
1957 The Lower Depths Kahei
1958 The Badger Palace
1958 Rickshaw Man
1959 The Three Treasures God Amenominaka
1960 The Human Vapor Fujichiyo's guardian
1961 Sennin Buraku Doctor
1964 Zatoichi's Flashing Sword Kyubei
1965 Red Beard Patient A
1965 Gamera: The Giant Monster Old Farmer
1966 Black Tight Killers Momochi
1969 Red Lion Gohei
1970 Tora-san, His Tender Love Toto-chan, Japan's richest man
1970 Harenchi gakuen: Takkuru kissu no maki
1971 Kigeki Kaiun ryokô
1971 Kigeki onna wa otoko no furusatoyo


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