Bokuzen Hidari
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 20, 1894
- Died
- May 26, 1971
- Birthplace
- 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").
Filmography
Follow the Girls 1971
as Shima-san
Kaiun ryokō 1971
Actor
Live and Learn 1971
as Janitor
New Shameless School 1971
as Alfata Jinbei
Life is a Battle 1970
Actor
The Little Hero 1970
Actor
Oh, My Comrade! 1970
Actor
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss 1970
Actor
Fear of Sex 1970
Actor
Get Your Sky, Young Guy 1970
Actor
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude 1970
as Jinbei
Love Fantasia 1970
Actor
Three Pretty Devils 1970
as Old man
The Walking Major 1970
as Boilerman
Brothers of Capones 1970
Actor
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa 1970
Actor
Shameless School 1970
as Jinbei
Rebel Against Glory 1970
Actor
Rainbow Over Paris 1970
as Koji Minagawa
Five Gents and a Kuniang 1970
as Aso Chairman
Tora-san, His Tender Love 1970
as 德爷
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure 1969
Actor
Shinjuku Plaza 1969
Actor
Woman 1969
Actor
Red Lion 1969
as Gohei
Monstrous! Who Am I?! 1969
Actor
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2 1969
Actor
Madcap Mixup 1969
as Police chief
Our Wasteland 1969
Actor
Season of Tears 1969
Actor
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts 1969
as Jinbei
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo 1969
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier 1969
Actor
Sex and Life 1969
Actor
- Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi 1968
Actor
Young Guy in Rio 1968
Actor
Prison Boss 1968
Actor
New Year Trip 1968
Actor
Two in the Shadow 1967
Actor
Traveling in Party 1967
Actor
Young Guy in the South Pacific 1967
as Arita Hidezo
Song of Love 1967
Actor
Zoku izuko e 1967
Actor
Last Days of the Tokugawa Regime: Tenamonya Confusion 1967
Actor
Big Wind from Tokyo 1966
as Obata Seiichi
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge! 1966
Actor
Ohana han: Dai ni bu 1966
as Gosuke
Ohana han 1966
as Gosuke
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga 1966
as Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
Gamblers' Luck 1966
Actor
Black Tight Killers 1966
as Momochi
Hi No Taiko 1966
Actor
Secret Club 000 1965
Actor
Gamera, the Giant Monster 1965
as Old Farmer
Masseur War Story 1965
Actor
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice 1965
as Takichi
Retirement of a Train Engineer 1965
Actor
The Abalone Gals 1965
Actor
Sanshiro Sugata 1965
as Priest
Red Beard 1965
as Patient A
Hospital in Front of the Train Station 1965
Actor
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station 1964
Actor
Red Diamond 1964
Actor
The Rabble 1964
Actor
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword 1964
as Kyubei
Three Outlaw Samurai 1964
as Sakusan
3 Gents in the Snow Country 1964
Actor
Samurai from Nowhere 1964
Actor
Hail the 3 Gents 1964
as Kuroda (President of Taisho Paper)
Jolly Barbers 1963
Actor
A Lawless Outpost 1963
Actor
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance 1963
Actor
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin 1963
Actor
Young Swordsman 1963
as Otsuka Kihei
Young Guy in Hawaii 1963
as 古屋老人
Siege of Fort Bismarck 1963
Actor
The Sunshine Girl 1963
Actor
A Devil of a Gentleman 1963
Actor
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５ 1963
Actor
Girls Born in August 1963
Actor
恋と出世に強くなれ！ 1963
as 杉本
Street of Wandering Men 1963
Actor
Onsen Geisha 1963
as Ichisuke
A Fishmonger's Tour 1963
Actor
Beyond the Green Hills 1963
Actor
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady 1962
Actor
Danger Pays 1962
as Sakamoto, the Expert
Curry Rice 1962
Actor
- My Hobo
My Hobo 1962
Actor
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru 1962
Actor
Ponkotsu oyaji 1962
Actor
Local Reporter 1962
Actor
Shin kitsune to tanuki 1962
Actor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen 1962
Actor
College Champ 1962
Actor
This Madding Crowd 1962
Actor
Red Bud and White Flower 1962
Actor
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble 1962
Actor
Otoko no Uta 1962
Actor
Pride of the Campus 1962
as Prof. Ishiwaki
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 1962
Actor
Nippon no obaachan 1962
Actor
Wakai yatsura no kaidan 1961
Actor
Awamori-kun nishi-e iku 1961
Actor
Boss Takes to the Road 1961
Actor
The Youth and His Amulet 1961
Actor
The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream 1961
Actor
An Urban Affair 1961
as Kinnosuke Togura
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2 1961
Actor
Sir Galahad in Campus 1961
as Prof. Ishiwaki
Sararīman yajikita dōchū 1961
Actor
Yoru wa ijiwaru 1961
Actor
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking 1961
Actor
Tange Sazen and the Princess 1961
Actor
Playboy President 1961
as Chairman Yokoyama
Hijō no otoko 1961
Actor
Invitation to the Enchanted Town 1961
Actor
痛快太郎 1961
Actor
Botchan yarō seizoroi 1961
Actor
San kyōdai no kettō 1960
Actor
The Human Vapor 1960
as Jiya
The Angry Sea 1960
Actor
Mighty Shosuke 1960
Actor
Volunteering for Villainy 1960
Actor
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu 1960
Actor
Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival 1960
Actor
The Sun's Burial 1960
Actor
Lord Mito: All Star Version 1960
Actor
My Friend Death 1960
Actor
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband 1960
Actor
I Will Never Forget 1960
Actor
Oja sando gosa 1960
Actor
Tōkyō no josei 1960
Actor
Kirai Kirai Kirai 1960
Actor
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes 1960
as University Staff
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking 1960
as Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
A Week in Hawaii 1959
Actor
The Three Treasures 1959
as God Amenominaka
Four Hours of Terror 1959
as Old man
Ripe and Marriageable 1959
as Salesman
Age of Nudity 1959
as Gen-ji
The White Road Across the River 1959
Actor
Red Pants 1959
Actor
The Bell of Love 1959
Actor
Fox and Raccoon 1959
as Hidematsu Yasufuku
Souls in the Moonlight III 1959
as Doan
A Whistle in My Heart 1959
Actor
3 Dolls in College 1959
Actor
A Young Boss Tries Really Hard 1959
as Kōbei
Echo Mountain 1959
Actor
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons 1959
Actor
The Young Boss is Third Generation 1958
as Kōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather
The Naked General 1958
Actor
The Invisible Wall 1958
Actor
I Am Three People 1958
Actor
Hana no yukyo-den 1958
Actor
The Child Writers 1958
as Nakahara
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring 1958
as Village Head Akamatsu
Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals 1958
Actor
The Hotelman's Holiday 1958
as Teacher
- Botchan
Botchan 1958
as Janitor
Yaji and Kita on the Road 1958
Actor
The Rickshaw Man 1958
Actor
Souls in the Moonlight II 1958
as Doan
Secret of The Golden Spell 1958
as Tamaru Mondonosho
Family Safety 1958
Actor
A Bridge for Two Alone 1958
Actor
The Princess of Badger Palace 1958
as Awa-no-Kami
Island of Fury 1958
Actor
Fancy Talker 1958
Actor
Makeraremasen katsumadewa 1958
Actor
The Girl in the Target 1957
Actor
Travel Romances 1957
Actor
The Lower Depths 1957
as Kahei the Pilgrim
First Love Story 1957
as Mr. Hashimoto
The Men of Toho-ku 1957
Actor
Hadaka no Machi 1957
Actor
On Wings of Love 1957
as Heikichi Kobayashi
Souls in the Moonlight 1957
as Doctor Doan
The Chieko Story 1957
as Gohei
Untamed Woman 1957
as Old man
Turtledove 1957
Actor
Yagyu Secret Scrolls 1957
Actor
Story of a Detective's Assistant 1957
as Heikichi, Heikurō's father
- Kingoro's Pure Diary: Comic Yakuza Story
Kingoro's Pure Diary: Comic Yakuza Story 1957
Actor
- The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) 1956
Actor
Typhoon Furor 1956
Actor
Sisters at the Hot Springs 1956
Actor
Easy-Going Married Couple 1956
Actor
- Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes
Symphony for Worn-Out Shoes 1956
Actor
Gendai no yokubô 1956
Actor
The Legend of the White Serpent 1956
Actor
Outlaw island 1956
Actor
- Record of a Crafty Gentleman
Record of a Crafty Gentleman 1956
Actor
- The Fencing Collegian
The Fencing Collegian 1956
Actor
Meteor Karate Strike 1956
Actor
The Bride Carries On 1956
Actor
Hanayome no tameiki 1956
Actor
Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume 1955
Actor
Rikidozan: Man of Fury 1955
Actor
Forever a Woman 1955
as Hide's Husband
I Live in Fear 1955
as Landowner
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 1955
Actor
Subarashiki shōtai 1955
Actor
A Hole of My Own Making 1955
Actor
Yukiko 1955
Actor
Shōnen shikeishū 1955
Actor
The Wolves 1955
Actor
House of Many Pleasures 1955
as Florist
Love Never Fails 1955
Actor
All is Well 1955
as Hikoichi Okubo
Lovetide 1955
as Factory owner (uncredited)
The Valley Between Love and Death 1954
Actor
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido 1954
Actor
Ditch 1954
Actor
関八州勢揃い 1954
Actor
Seven Samurai 1954
as Yohei
Shinkon noroke bushi 1953
Actor
The Man Who Came to Port 1952
as Kan-jii
- Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to
Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to 1952
as Shiro's grandpa
恐妻時代 1952
Actor
Ikiru 1952
as Ohara
Today is Payday 1952
as Section chief
Beauty and the Thief 1952
Actor
Escape from the City of Death 1952
Actor
Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido 1952
as Genji
Miss Hanaogi and Santa 1952
Actor
Foghorn 1952
Actor
Vendetta of a Samurai 1952
Actor
The Life of a Horse Trader 1951
as Gosaku
Miki, the Swordman 1951
Actor
The Blue Pearl 1951
as Riu's father
- Wagtail Tune
Wagtail Tune 1951
Actor
The Idiot 1951
as Karube
The White Orchid 1951
Actor
Elegy 1951
Actor
Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf 1951
Actor
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog 1950
as Peasant
Scandal 1950
as Drunk
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