Bokuzen Hidari
Biography
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
1954
Ikiru
1952
Red Beard
1965
The Idiot
1951
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965
0The Bride Carries On
1956
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
I Live in Fear
1955
0The Bell of Love
1959
The Rickshaw Man
1958
The Human Vapor
1960
Scandal
1950
Filmography
Seven Samurai
as Yohei · 1954
Ikiru
as Ohara · 1952
Red Beard
as Patient A · 1965
The Idiot
as Karube · 1951
Gamera, the Giant Monster
as Old Farmer · 1965
The Bride Carries On
· 1956
Three Outlaw Samurai
as Sakusan · 1964
I Live in Fear
as Landowner · 1955
The Bell of Love
· 1959
The Rickshaw Man
· 1958
The Human Vapor
as Jiya · 1960
Scandal
as Drunk · 1950
Hanayome no tameiki
· 1956
The Lower Depths
as Kahei the Pilgrim · 1957
Forever a Woman
as Hide's Husband · 1955
Two in the Shadow
· 1967
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as 德爷 · 1970
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
· 1961
Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals
· 1958
The Blue Pearl
as Riu's father · 1951
Fancy Talker
· 1958
The Sun's Burial
· 1960
Shinkon noroke bushi
· 1953
Easy-Going Married Couple
· 1956
Sanshiro Sugata
as Priest · 1965
The Girl in the Target
· 1957
The Three Treasures
as God Amenominaka · 1959
The Walking Major
as Boilerman · 1970
Curry Rice
· 1962
Ohana han
as Gosuke · 1966
My Friend Death
· 1960
Gendai no yokubô
· 1956
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
as Kyubei · 1964
Family Safety
· 1958
Untamed Woman
as Old man · 1957
Beyond the Green Hills
· 1963
Samurai from Nowhere
· 1964
Siege of Fort Bismarck
· 1963
The Legend of the White Serpent
· 1956
A Bridge for Two Alone
· 1958
Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
· 1951
The Youth and His Amulet
· 1961
Playboy President
as Chairman Yokoyama · 1961
Love Never Fails
· 1955
Story of a Detective's Assistant
as Heikichi, Heikurō's father · 1957
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
· 1969
Onsen Geisha
as Ichisuke · 1963
Masseur War Story
· 1965
Zoku izuko e
· 1967
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Aso Chairman · 1970
Shameless School
as Jinbei · 1970
I Am Three People
· 1958
Mighty Shosuke
· 1960
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
· 1957
This Madding Crowd
· 1962
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
· 1965
Age of Nudity
as Gen-ji · 1959
The Princess of Badger Palace
as Awa-no-Kami · 1958
Fox and Raccoon
as Hidematsu Yasufuku · 1959
The Wolves
· 1955
Red Lion
as Gohei · 1969
Vendetta of a Samurai
· 1952
Danger Pays
as Sakamoto, the Expert · 1962
House of Many Pleasures
as Florist · 1955
Meteor Karate Strike
· 1956
Prison Boss
· 1968
College Champ
· 1962
Pride of the Campus
as Prof. Ishiwaki · 1962
The Man Who Came to Port
as Kan-jii · 1952
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
· 1961
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
· 1964
Black Tight Killers
as Momochi · 1966
Hail the 3 Gents
as Kuroda (President of Taisho Paper) · 1964
The Sunshine Girl
· 1963
Shinjuku Plaza
· 1969
Kingoro's Pure Diary: Comic Yakuza Story
· 1957
New Shameless School
as Alfata Jinbei · 1971
Volunteering for Villainy
· 1960
Boss Takes to the Road
· 1961
Young Guy in Rio
· 1968
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
· 1962
Street of Wandering Men
· 1963
Souls in the Moonlight III
as Doan · 1959
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn · 1960
3 Gents in the Snow Country
· 1964
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
as Jinbei · 1969
Yukiko
· 1955
Live and Learn
as Janitor · 1971
The Valley Between Love and Death
· 1954
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
· 1961
Young Guy in Hawaii
as 古屋老人 · 1963
Four Hours of Terror
as Old man · 1959
Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival
· 1960
Three Pretty Devils
as Old man · 1970
The Invisible Wall
· 1958
Miki, the Swordman
· 1951
Shin kitsune to tanuki
· 1962
A Devil of a Gentleman
· 1963
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
as Jinbei · 1970
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
· 1970
Monstrous! Who Am I?!
· 1969
Awamori-kun nishi-e iku
· 1961
The Child Writers
as Nakahara · 1958
Souls in the Moonlight
as Doctor Doan · 1957
Souls in the Moonlight II
as Doan · 1958
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
· 1963
The Angry Sea
· 1960
The Life of a Horse Trader
as Gosaku · 1951
Today is Payday
as Section chief · 1952
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
· 1963
Kirai Kirai Kirai
· 1960
お嬢さん三度笠
· 1960
Last Days of the Tokugawa Regime: Tenamonya Confusion
· 1967
Local Reporter
· 1962
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
as Peasant · 1950
3 Dolls in College
· 1959
Hijō no otoko
· 1961
The Rabble
· 1964
The Naked General
· 1958
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
· 1966
Big Wind from Tokyo
as Obata Seiichi · 1966
Secret Club 000
· 1965
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
· 1969
Oh, My Comrade!
· 1970
恋と出世に強くなれ！
as 杉本 · 1963
Follow the Girls
as Shima-san · 1971
Yaji and Kita on the Road
· 1958
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
as Gosuke · 1966
Foghorn
· 1952
A Whistle in My Heart
· 1959
Otoko no Uta
· 1962
Rikidozan: Man of Fury
· 1955
Echo Mountain
· 1959
The White Orchid
· 1951
Retirement of a Train Engineer
· 1965
痛快太郎
· 1961
Ditch
· 1954
Nippon no obaachan
· 1962
Fear of Sex
· 1970
Hana no yukyo-den
· 1958
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2
· 1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
· 1969
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
· 1955
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
· 1961
The Young Boss is Third Generation
as Kōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather · 1958
Lord Mito: All Star Version
· 1960
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
· 1960
Life is a Battle
· 1970
Island of Fury
· 1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
as Teacher · 1958
Young Guy in the South Pacific
as Arita Hidezo · 1967
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
· 1959
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Village Head Akamatsu · 1958
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
· 1961
Song of Love
· 1967
Gamblers' Luck
· 1966
An Urban Affair
as Kinnosuke Togura · 1961
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
· 1962
Red Diamond
· 1964
The Men of Toho-ku
· 1957
A Hole of My Own Making
· 1955
Traveling in Party
· 1967
Kaiun ryokō
· 1971
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
· 1962
Hadaka no Machi
· 1957
Ripe and Marriageable
as Salesman · 1959
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
· 1962
Sir Galahad in Campus
as Prof. Ishiwaki · 1961
The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream
· 1961
Woman
· 1969
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
as Clerk at "Iyami-yu" · 1966
New Year Trip
· 1968
Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
· 1955
Sex and Life
· 1969
Red Bud and White Flower
· 1962
The Fencing Collegian
· 1956
Subarashiki shōtai
· 1955
Elegy
· 1951
恐妻時代
· 1952
Madcap Mixup
as Police chief · 1969
Travel Romances
· 1957
Botchan yarō seizoroi
· 1961
Brothers of Capones
· 1970
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
as Takichi · 1965
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
· 1970
First Love Story
as Mr. Hashimoto · 1957
Outlaw island
· 1956
Young Swordsman
as Otsuka Kihei · 1963
A Fishmonger's Tour
· 1963
Love Fantasia
· 1970
The Little Hero
· 1970
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa
· 1970
All is Well
as Hikoichi Okubo · 1955
Typhoon Furor
· 1956
Hi No Taiko
· 1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
· 1962
Girls Born in August
· 1963
Miss Hanaogi and Santa
· 1952
Turtledove
· 1957
Tange Sazen and the Princess
· 1961
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
· 1958
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
as University Staff · 1960
関八州勢揃い
· 1954
On Wings of Love
as Heikichi Kobayashi · 1957
Season of Tears
· 1969
Wagtail Tune
· 1951
Record of a Crafty Gentleman
· 1956
The White Road Across the River
· 1959
Jolly Barbers
· 1963
Red Pants
· 1959
Lovetide
as Factory owner (uncredited) · 1955
The Chieko Story
as Gohei · 1957
My Hobo
· 1962
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
· 1968
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
· 1956
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
· 1954
Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to
as Shiro's grandpa · 1952
Rainbow Over Paris
as Koji Minagawa · 1970
A Young Boss Tries Really Hard
as Kōbei · 1959
The Abalone Gals
· 1965
Beauty and the Thief
· 1952
Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
as Genji · 1952
Rebel Against Glory
· 1970
Sisters at the Hot Springs
· 1956
Ponkotsu oyaji
· 1962
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
· 1960
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
· 1963
Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes
· 1956
Our Wasteland
· 1969
Escape from the City of Death
· 1952
A Lawless Outpost
· 1963
Botchan
as Janitor · 1958
I Will Never Forget
· 1960
Shōnen shikeishū
· 1955
Secret of The Golden Spell
as Tamaru Mondonosho · 1958
A Week in Hawaii
· 1959